What is the historical and cultural value of the Great Wall?

The Great Wall is one of the important symbols of Chinese civilization and an important display of the wisdom of ancient people in China. In ancient China, the Great Wall, the eighth wonder of the world, was built because it was not invaded by foreign countries, better protected the south and tended to be prosperous and stable. Among them, the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty is about 8,000 kilometers long, and its materials and materials are quite close to those of Qin Changcheng. It has a magnificent momentum and simple shape, and has become a great wonder of Hengyuan in the mountains. It not only witnessed the courage and spirit of our ancestors to defend our country and take the lead, but also condensed the craftsman spirit of the ancient working people, making the engineering miracle of "accumulating thousands of miles" a reality. The Great Wall is a monument to us today, shining with the courage and wisdom of the ancients and inheriting the blood of ancient civilization. The historical and cultural value of the Great Wall itself is enormous. Today, it is necessary for us to study its historical and cultural value. Only by in-depth study can we deeply understand the spirit contained in the Great Wall culture and inspire contemporary people to better inherit the heritage and treasures in traditional culture. I. Overview of the Value and Protection of Cultural Heritage The study of cultural heritage mechanism has a long history. Cultural relics and civilizations in different times, as well as civilizations and materials born in different regions, all have their specific values. In order to accurately evaluate its cultural heritage value, it must be discussed and studied in detail from multiple dimensions. During this period, we can observe and study the birth, development and evolution of cultural heritage in detail in combination with the relevant background of material and cultural development and spiritual civilization evolution. This process is an important way to evaluate the influence of cultural heritage value on social and economic development at that time, and it is also an important basis to study its influence on various fields of society today. Generally speaking, due to regional differences and the universal value of cultural heritage, the value of cultural heritage is special and universal in the evaluation. Its particularity lies in that this cultural heritage was born in a specific time and space. In this space-time system, time and environment created the best environment for the birth of cultural heritage, and gave birth to the material environment and humanistic environment for the birth of cultural heritage at that time. Therefore, this kind of cultural heritage had a special purpose at that time, or a special historical mission, and could perform the functions entrusted by some social groups. However, such cultural heritage often has geographical limitations, and its special cultural brand makes its birth and development need such material and spiritual conditions and social atmosphere. Therefore, this kind of cultural heritage is also special, which has its own cultural characteristics different from other cultural heritages. In addition, all cultural heritages are universal. This universality is reflected in the fact that almost all cultural heritages show the wisdom and civilization of human beings in a certain era, which is a "slice" of human cultural development and vividly shows a specific historical moment under the background of human historical development. It is an important living fossil to study the development of human culture, which has universal significance and important historical and cultural value. Especially in recent years, with the development of economy and the gradual prosperity of cultural field, people begin to pay more and more attention to the importance of culture to social development. Therefore, the evaluation of cultural heritage has become more and more important and professional. More and more attention will be paid to cultural heritage such as the Great Wall, and the degree of protection will be higher and higher, so that the influence of cultural heritage will be greater and greater in the future. Second, think about the overall value of the cultural heritage of the Great Wall in Ming Dynasty 1. The holistic view of the cultural heritage of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty, with its huge architectural volume and important influence across the times, shows us its outstanding cultural value and influence from two dimensions of time and space. The completion of the Great Wall and its stable quality in the storms of later generations have truly demonstrated the details and architectural conditions at that time from the aspects of culture, society, economy, architecture and engineering, and provided research evidence for our in-depth research in various fields today. First of all, culturally, the architectural style of the Great Wall reflects the cultural background at that time. Its exquisite materials, simple and elegant overall shape, no affectation, attention to practical application, for us to show the excellent aesthetics of the ancients in all directions; Secondly, its ramparts and mountains set up a solid barrier for the ancient northern China, which played a great role in stabilizing society. Moreover, judging from the construction scale at that time, it took a lot of manpower and material resources to build the Great Wall, and it was difficult to achieve it without solid economic conditions as the foundation; Finally, from the point of view of architecture and engineering, the Great Wall is built on the mountain, cleverly relying on the topography but impregnable, standing on the top of the mountain but not falling down, which reflects the exquisite and superb technology of the Great Wall in architectural engineering. All the above aspects have become the breakthrough point for us to study the Great Wall today, and are also the important contents of culture in various fields. 2. Construction of the Cultural Heritage Type Framework of the Ming Great Wall The cultural value contained in the Ming Great Wall is profound and multi-layered. In order to better study the historical value and significance of the Great Wall in Ming Dynasty, we must deconstruct all aspects of the cultural connotation of the Great Wall, conduct research based on this meticulous deconstruction, and then list branches, so as to find the relationship between branches and obtain the framework of cultural heritage types belonging to the Great Wall. The cultural value of the Great Wall can be subdivided into historical and cultural value, humanistic environment value, geographical environment value, architectural technology value, military defense value, information transmission value and so on. Every field involved can be independently studied in detail and thoroughly, which is of great reference value for a deeper understanding of ancient humanities, science and technology, architecture, climate and geography today. It can be said that the Great Wall is the link between today and the ancient gate, which can clearly show the cultural content of these fields to the world today and let everyone know the specific society at that time more vividly. At the same time, it also gained more historical information and cultural connotation about the Great Wall. 3. Aesthetic Value in the Cultural Heritage of the Great Wall in Ming Dynasty (1) The beauty of the humanistic atmosphere of the Great Wall and its north in Ming Dynasty is closely related to the geographical environment and social atmosphere. The location where the Great Wall was built in the Ming Dynasty was often the vast Yuan Ye or the dangerous mountainous area, which was easy to defend but difficult to attack and inaccessible. From a sociological point of view, human existence is smaller, and there is more communication between man and nature. If you want to survive in such a natural environment, you must learn to understand and adapt to nature. So in such an environment, we gradually learned the heroic spirit of being bold and open-minded, so that people around the Great Wall can face all kinds of difficulties more calmly. Secondly, the Great Wall was built for military defense. Between the mountains with dangerous terrain, the Great Wall twists and turns, refusing to defend the Huns in the north and protecting the people in the south, thus assuming an important military role. The Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty stretched for thousands of miles and passed through many northern areas. Therefore, the residents in these areas will be subtly influenced by the Ming Great Wall strategy, their personalities will be more in line with regional characteristics, they will understand the significance and value of the existence of the Great Wall, and gradually form a cautious and brave character. (2) The quaint beauty of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty Although the Great Wall is a military defense building, from an aesthetic point of view, it still shows a very high aesthetic mood. First, compared with the architectural style, the Great Wall is more in line with China's aesthetics in modeling. The appearance of the Great Wall led to the emergence of artificial barriers stretching for thousands of miles in northern China at that time. The emergence of this barrier has won security and opportunities for the economic development of the south and established military capital for the social stability of the south. The Ming Great Wall also paid more attention to China's aesthetics in the design process, and incorporated many characteristics of traditional buildings in China. There is a beacon tower every other section of the wall. From a distance, on the long back of the Great Wall, some embellishments appear repeatedly on the slightly monotonous wall, making the Great Wall more unique and forming a simple but not boring aesthetic. Second, from the perspective of environmental choice, the choice of the Great Wall is suitable for the terrain. Throughout the world's ancient buildings, many outstanding buildings that have been preserved so far have been considered in site selection. Most buildings will be built at the beginning of construction where the foundation is stable and the surrounding natural environment is stable. But the Great Wall is different from these places. Because of military needs, the Great Wall should first consider the role of military defense, and its location is concentrated in the desolate mountains in the north. Therefore, its position is passive. Building the Great Wall in such an environment will inevitably encounter more problems. Therefore, the Great Wall abandoned the complex expression techniques in modeling and chose a simple and practical architectural style, so that it can not only achieve its military defense purpose, but also conform to the simple aesthetic characteristics in the construction process. Thirdly, from the point of view of decoration, the Great Wall abandoned the complicated decorative features compared with other ancient buildings such as ancient Rome and Greece because of military needs, and did not consider artistic aesthetics too much, but pursued an extremely simple style. So that the Great Wall can put more energy into the safety and impregnable defense ability built on the mountain during the construction process. Its decorative embodiment is not in the Great Wall building itself, but forms a seamless feeling with the surrounding natural environment from a more grand spatial perspective, showing a natural and simple aesthetic feature. (3) The Thick Beauty of the Ming Great Wall In terms of its architectural style, the Ming Great Wall gives people a thick beauty. Bricks and stones are used to build the Great Wall. These bricks and stones are unified with each other, relying on repeated stacking to form a single architectural effect, which has a unified aesthetic feeling as a whole. In addition, it is built on the mountain, which makes the seemingly single architectural style of the Great Wall combine with the natural landscape in the mountains and rivers, and more embodies a kind of heavy beauty. The aesthetic feeling of the Great Wall is different from other contemporary China buildings, and its architecture is more reflected in the consideration of military defense. Therefore, its building materials are thicker and more solid, giving people an impregnable feeling. In addition, from the historical and cultural point of view, the family lineage of the Great Wall is accompanied by the development of China. The Great Wall of Ming Dynasty, which spans thousands of rivers in Qian Shan, is also a heavy historical book, which has been paid more attention by local leaders of several dynasties and has become a powerful military shield for them to resist foreign enemies in ups and downs. (4) The Beauty of the Ming Great Wall As a military building, the architectural style of the Ming Great Wall itself is more pragmatic. Therefore, we didn't think too much about building decoration, and adopted a more pragmatic architectural style. However, even so, the Great Wall presents a beauty of change in architectural performance. Seen from a close distance, the whole structure of the Great Wall is made of bricks and stones. Every once in a while, a beacon tower will appear between the Great Wall, showing a changing beauty on the relatively single "back" of the Great Wall. However, from a further point of view, the Great Wall has crossed the mountains, the desert Gobi, or some people are farming or few people are there. The Great Wall rises and falls with the changes of the mountains, but its seemingly monotonous architectural style makes the changes of the Great Wall interweave with the beauty of nature among the mountains, showing a macroscopic and more shocking beauty of visual changes. (5) The heroic beauty of the Great Wall in Ming Dynasty. In history, whether it is the history of construction or the history of defense, the Great Wall has shown a sense of pride to future generations. From the construction history, the Great Wall is built on the mountain, with dangerous terrain and complex environment, which is the confrontation between man and nature and the indomitable embodiment of human beings. However, the ancients at that time created the eighth wonder of artificial architecture in the world with their beauty of simplicity, informality, courage, fortitude and unrestrained passion. From the defense point of view, the Great Wall stretches for thousands of miles, and it has played a military role in repelling powerful foreign enemies with lofty sentiments and ambitions, and has really turned to the heroic passion of "one person defends it, and ten thousand people cannot force it". Thirdly, the conclusion shows that the Great Wall, as a historical and cultural heritage, has its value in all fields and at all levels. The Great Wall of Ming Dynasty not only has technology and imagination worthy of our reference in architecture, but also has aesthetic value worthy of reference today in humanities. In addition, the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty has become a cultural symbol of this era, symbolizing China's rich historical and cultural accumulation, and has become a cultural business card for China to go global. Therefore, the cultural heritage value of the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty is enormous, which deserves our in-depth study and thinking in a longer and broader space-time dimension. Source: Overall Value Assessment of Cultural Heritage of Ming Great Wall.