Tag: Ancient China Engineering
Stone by Stone, Dynasty by Dynasty — The Great Wall of China and the Art of Resource Management
1. The Wall as a Project, Not a Monument Contrary to popular myth, the Great Wall wasn’t built at once. It evolved across centuries — from the 7th century BCE through the Ming Dynasty in the 17th century CE.Every dynasty added, rebuilt, or extended parts of it — a long-running program of phased project delivery,…