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• 1.The Great Wall 万里长城 - 11
• With the Mongols expelled, the new rulers, the Ming emperors, were determined that an invasion would never happen again. And so in 1368, when Europe w...
• 2.The Great Wall 万里长城 - 12
• Here on a steep slope, defensive walls rise in steps up to the watchtower. So if the enemy did make it to the top of the wall, the crucial watchtowers...
• 3.The Great Wall 万里长城 - 13
• The tombs all followed the same basic design, a temple in front and a walled enclosure with the underground tomb behind. Because Wanli(万历) ruled for...
• 4.The Great Wall 万里长城 - 14
• The new Manchu dynasty tried something different with their neighbors, diplomacy. Here in their lovely Summer Palace, they greeted delegations from al...
• 5.The Great Wall 万里长城 - 15 (END)
• When the British arrived at the emperor's summer residence, they were lavishly entertained and spent days touring its beautiful parks and temples. Mac...