In the thirty-third year of Qin Shihuang (2 14 BC), Meng Tian, a general, was sent to drive the Xiongnu in the north, from Lintao, Gansu (now Minxian, Gansu) in the west to build the Great Wall in Liaodong in the east to stop the Xiongnu from going south, which was called Qin Changcheng in history.
In Guyuan area, it was actually built on the basis of the Great Wall of Qin, Zhao and Yan during the Warring States Period. East and west across Xiji, Guyuan and Pengyang counties. On Sedang Mountain, 7 kilometers north of Guyang County, a winding dragon lies quietly in the mountains. Looking from a distance, it is magnificent and extraordinary.
This is one of eight wonders of the world, one of the seven wonders of the world in the Middle Ages, and Qin Changcheng, which is listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit.
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Qin Changcheng distribution:
Ordos Qin Changcheng is mainly distributed in Otog Banner and Dalat Banner, with a total length of nearly 40 kilometers. Qin Changcheng, Etuoke Banner, with a total length of about18km, with several beacon towers along the line; The walls are all made of stone or piled with stones;
It is distributed in the area of Table Mountain in Albaxisumu, extending westward from the foot of Bayin Windur Mountain to the top of the mountain, then down to Subaiyin Gully, and westward along the ditch to Wuhai territory. Qin Changcheng, Dalat Banner, with a total length of about 22 kilometers, is a rammed earth wall, which is distributed in Xinmin Fort, Wang and Shinizhao from east to west.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Qin Changcheng (the Great Wall built by Qin Shihuang)