Table of Contents
Foreword The Beauty of the Great Wall of China 1
Part Ⅰ The Architectural Beauty 7
Chapter 1 A Wonder in the World History of Architecture 9
Chapter 2 A History Record of Stone and a Score of "Solidified Music" 27
Chapter 3 The Untold Beauty of Art 41 Chapter 4 The Great Wall on a Vast Land 53
Part Ⅱ The Beauty of Coalescence 73
Chapter 1 The Strategy of Ending War with War and the Passage to Peace 75
Chapter 2 The Great Wall Sphere of Life 86
Chapter 3 Villages and Homelands 100
Chapter 4 The Common Heritage of Humankind 113
Part Ⅲ The Ecological Beauty 123
Chapter 1 Ecological Space on the Great Wall 125
Chapter 2 The Amasing 400.mm Isohyet 132
Chapter 3 40°N – the Golden Latitude 139
Chapter 4 Natural Reserve and Ecological Conservation Zone 146
Part Ⅳ The Perpetual Beauty 157
Chapter 1 The Cultural Vitality of the Great Wall 159
Chapter 2 Protection and Inheritance of the Great Wall Heritage 172
Chapter 3 Keeping the Great Wall Culture Alive, Making it Shine and Thrive 179
Chapter 4 The Great Wall National Culture Park 190
Part Ⅴ The Beauty of Winter Sports 211
Chapter 1 The Dream of the City of the Olympic Summer and Winter Games 213
Chapter 2 Expectations at the Foot of the Great Wall 225
Chapter 3 From "Ice and Snow" to "Ascending the Great Wall" 236
Chapter 4 The Winter Olympic Legacy and the Post-Games Development 249
Conclusion Appreciating not only One's Own Culture but also the Cultures of Others 259
References 263