The King Great Wall, In Northern Shaanxi Province, Study

The Great Wall of King Zhaoxiang of Qin state is a military defensive project which is built at the north of Longxi Prefecture, Beidi Prefecture and Shang Prefecture to defend the harassment from northern nomads. It's one of the most famous great walls in Warring States period, referring to series of historical issues, such as the development history of Qin state, the ethnic relationship history and the economic development history in northern China and so on. Historians in successive dynasties think highly of it for its superior academic value.The route of the Great Wall of King Zhaoxiang of Qin state is an issue which historians concern most. According to research and field investigations, the Great Wall of King Zhaoxiang of Qin state passes Wuqi County, Zhidan County, Jingbian County, Hengshan County, Yuyang District of Yulin city and Shenmu County one after another. Among them, the route in Hengshan County is a totally new discovery, and there are also new discoveries in other regions. According to field investigations, the route of the Great Wall of King Zhaoxiang of Qin state in Yulin city parallels the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty, and the latter one hardly follows the previous one. The Great Wall in northern Shaanxi Province fundamentally winds along the great or small watersheds and the transitional zones of terrain and physiognomy, and it tries to encompass rivers in.The Great Wall of King Zhaoxiang of Qin state plays an important role in the Chinese Great Wall construction history because of its unique construction ways. Except for the usual rammed construction and stone-laying construction, the Great Wall of King Zhaoxiang of Qin state adopts a particular construction way of three trenches. And the construction ways of defensive facilities such as stone piers, beacons and barrier forts have their own prominent features.The Great Wall of King Zhaoxiang of Qin state is a product of various elements and there are both positive and passive aspects in the sense. The positive aspects are mainly the assurance of the territory safety of Qin state, the promotion of ethnic fusion, the acceleration of the economic and cultural development in northern China, and the passive one is mainly the deterioration of ecological environment.