The Great Wall: From Beginning to End - Hardcover

Yamashita, Michael; Lindesay, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1402731604 ISBN 13: 9781402731600

Publisher: Sterling, 2007

Synopsis

It is arguably the greatest feat of civil engineering in history, and indisputably earths largest single cultural relic: begun during the Qin Dynasty (around 208 BC) and completed nearly 1,800 years later during the Ming Dynasty, the Great Wall of China spans more than 4,000 miles. No one can calculate how many people worked on and died building it, using only the most rudimentary tools and materials. At the dawn of the Beijing Olympics, the eyes of all the world are upon it. Two men who navigated every inch of the Wall have collaborated on a lavishly-illustrated tribute to this amazing structure. Michael Yamashita, an award-winning National Geographic photographer, spent a year shooting the Wall, its environs, and the people who live in its shadow, for the magazine. One hundred and sixty of his magnificent photographs grace this volume, which features text by William Lindesay, who not only conducts tours of the Wall and spearheads the movement to preserve it, but has actually run its entire length. Broken into three sections, this book provides an overview that debunks myths and dishes up rare facts and figures, a comprehensive history that proceeds dynasty by dynasty through its construction, and an account of Lindesays personal experiences of the Wall.

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HardCover. Pub Date: November 2007 Pages: 176 Publisher: Sterling Publishing It is. Arguably the greatest feat of civil Engineering in History and indisputably the Earth's Largest single Cultural Relic: Begun DURING Written by Qin Dynasty (around 208 BC) and completed nearly 1.800 years later during the Ming Dynasty. the Great Wall of China spans more than 4.000 miles. At the dawn of the Beijing Olympics. the eyes of all the world are upon it. Two men who navigated every inch of the Wall have collaborated on a lavishly -illustrated tribute to this amazing structure. Michael Yamashita. an award-winning National Geographic photographer. spent a year shooting the Wall. its environs. and the people who live in its shadow. for the magazine. One ...

Synopsis

It is arguably the greatest feat of civil engineering in history and indisputably earth's largest single cultural relic: begun around 208 BC and completed nearly 1,800 years later, the Great Wall of China spans more than 4,000 miles. Michael Yamashita, an award-winning National Geographic photographer, spent a year shooting the Wall, its environs and the people who live in its shadow. 160 of his magnificent photographs grace this volume, which also features text by William Lindesay, who conducts tours of the Wall, spearheads the movement to preserve it and has actually run its entire length. Broken into three sections, "The Great Wall" provides an overview that debunks myths and dishes up rare facts and figures, a comprehensive history that proceeds dynasty by dynasty through its construction and an account of Lindesay's personal experiences of the Wall.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sterling
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1402731604
• ISBN 13: 9781402731600
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176