-- CONSTRUCTION OF THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA -- Great Wall depicts
beautiful curves of mountains ridges meandering along high
mountains and deep valleys with its hundreds of passes and
fortified castles. It is really magnificent. However, mountains,
ravines, grasslands and deserts along the course charted out for
the wall made construction a challenging task. The government
spared no money or manpower to build or rebuild the Great Wall,
using the insurmountable barriers, deep moats and fortified
castles of the wall to defend itself. The Ming period saw the
creation of a sophisticated defense system along the wall
embracing garrison towns, garrison posts, passes, blockhouses,
additional wall structures, watchtowers and beacon towers, each
given a different status and designed mission. The Labor Force
The labor force used by various dynasties for the construction
of the walls was no less impressive. The well-organized defenses
of the Great Wall were built by the arduous work of millions of
workers. In addition to