The Great Wall of China
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Why not connect them together by cutting through the hills or ridges by which the different river systems were separated? The idea had everything to recommend it.
It offered not merely a safe route for supplies, but additional facilities for the movement of troops.
It was at once an economic and military necessity — destined to link north and south together as a unit, as never before, by the bonds of mutual advantage. From the Dragon Throne went forth the fiat, "Let a canal be built to connect ...the northern capital with Nanking, Hangchow and Canton." It was to be one thousand six hundred miles in length, almost exactly as long as the Great Wall, measured by longitude, but I dare not assert that the hydraulic en- gineers charged with its construction ever thought of taking the Wall as standard of measurement.
Passing through great provinces, the gems of the empire, it was to reach almost to the borders of Tonquin.
By means of the Hwang ho, the Yangtze Kiang and the West River, all coming from the west, it was to afford access by water to the whole of the other provinces.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Why not connect them together by cutting through the hills or ridges by which the different river systems were separated? The idea had everything to recommend it.
It offered not merely a safe route for supplies, but additional facilities for the movement of troops.
It was at once an economic and military necessity — destined to link north and south together as a unit, as never before, by the bonds of mutual advantage. From the Dragon Throne went forth the fiat, "Let a canal be built to connect ...the northern capital with Nanking, Hangchow and Canton." It was to be one thousand six hundred miles in length, almost exactly as long as the Great Wall, measured by longitude, but I dare not assert that the hydraulic en- gineers charged with its construction ever thought of taking the Wall as standard of measurement.
Passing through great provinces, the gems of the empire, it was to reach almost to the borders of Tonquin.
By means of the Hwang ho, the Yangtze Kiang and the West River, all coming from the west, it was to afford access by water to the whole of the other provinces.
What to read after The Great Wall of China?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by William Edgar Geil to read onlineMoreLess
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