The history of the construction of the Great Wall can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the famous allusion "bonfire drama princes" happened in Haojing, the capital (now Xi 'an, Shaanxi) originated from this.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, countries competed for hegemony and defended each other, and the construction of the Great Wall entered its first climax, but the construction length at this time was relatively short. After Qin destroyed the six countries and unified the world, Qin Shihuang connected and repaired the Great Wall of the Warring States Period, which was called the Great Wall of Wan Li. The Ming Dynasty was the last dynasty to overhaul the Great Wall, and most of the Great Wall seen by people today was built at this time.

Symbolic meaning:

As a symbol of the Chinese nation, the Great Wall was naturally formed in the historical process, and was recognized and accepted by the world in the struggle of China people against imperialist aggression, especially in the struggle of the whole nation against Japanese imperialism. In the face of national life and death, the Great Wall, a symbol of national defense and national unity, has naturally been promoted to the symbol of the whole Chinese nation, arousing the anti-Japanese war consciousness of the whole nation.

1933 The Great Wall War shocked China and foreign countries and opened the first heroic chapter in the history of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. "Vowing to live and die with the Great Wall" became the common oath of the anti-Japanese soldiers.

"Get up, people who don't want to be slaves, and build our flesh and blood into our new Great Wall!" March of the Volunteers sang the common aspiration of all China people; Ballad of the Great Wall also aroused the patriotic enthusiasm of hundreds of millions of people in China with its unique artistic appeal.