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The Jianshanling portion of the Great Wall, built during the Ming Dynasty, was intended to keep marauding Mongols from invading the Chinese empire. But despite its 31 watchtowers and its monumental scale, it did little to stop the Mongols from threatening China. Chengde, Hebei
Author: Michael Yamashita
© Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 34.3 Mpixels (98.2 MB uncompressed) - 7174x4783 pixels (23.9x15.9 in / 60.7x40.5 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Chengbe, China, Chinese Empire, clouds, exterior, Great Wall, Hebei, Jinshanling, landscape, Ming Dynasty, Mongols, outside, page 140-141, Silk Road, sky, sun light, sun rays, threat, threatening, watchtowers, Zheng He book