Source: Hebei News Network
On September 25, the symposium on the core features of the Banchangyu Great Wall, jointly organized by the Qinhuangdao Great Wall Research Association of China, Qinhuangdao Liujiang Geological and Cultural Research Association, and Banchangyu Scenic Spot, was held in Banchangyu Scenic Spot, Haigang District, Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province. 20 scholars and geologists from the China Great Wall Research Institute, the China Academy of the Great Wall at Qinhuangdao, Northeastern University, and Northeast Petroleum University, etc., participated in the symposium, and reached a conclusion that all the Great Walls in the Banchangyu area were built on ancient volcanoes, therefore, they should be called the “Volcano Great Walls”.
Professor Ji Yang at Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao gives a lecture on the Banchangyu “Volcano Great Wall” to the students of Zhucaoying middle school. Photo by Liu Guangyu
In recent years, followed by the discoveries of the Great Wall brick kiln group and spotted hyena fossil group, the ancient volcano group and the “Volcano Great Wall” have been discovered in Banchangyu, which is of great academic research value.
“The Banchangyu Great Walls are built on ancient volcanoes. The majestic Great Wall is integrated with the ancient volcanoes of hundreds of millions of years. This is unique in China, and also a wonder in the world.” said Hao Sanjin, president of the Qinhuangdao Great Wall Research Association of China.
Experts unveil the name of “Volcano Great Wall” for the Banchangyu Great Wall. Photo by Liu Guangyu
During the symposium, Jiang Yaojian, geology professor at Northeast Petroleum University at Qinhuangdao, and Ji Yang, professor at Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao and chairman of Qinhuangdao Liujiang Geological Culture Research Association, gave lectures on the “Volcano Great Wall” to the teachers and students of Banchangyu Middle School in Haigang District.
According to Professor Jiang Yaojian, in recent years, geologists have continuously discovered ancient volcanoes of different ages in Banchangyu. At the same time, they were surprised to find that the Banchangyu Great Walls were built on ancient volcanoes without exception, which is unique in China.
The peculiar Banchangyu Volcano Great Wall. Photo byYu Wenjiang
At the symposium, Ji Yang said that most of the Banchang Great Walls built in the Ming Dynasty are well preserved, as well as the beacon towers built on the steep ridges undergone ups and downs, owning to the solid foundation of corrosion-resistant volcanic rocks. Moreover, some ancient volcanoes are precipitous featured with huge erecting rocks due to the eruption, on which the Great Wall looks even more majestic. The Volcano Great Wall is among the best of the Great Wall scenery.
Experts and scholars unanimously affirmed that the “Volcano Great Wall” is the core feature of the Banchangyu Great Wall, and unveiled the name for the Banchangyu “Volcano Great Wall”. “At present, China has seen the Water Great Wall, the Adobe Great Wall, the Stone Great Wall, and the Wooden Great Wall in the northwest China. Now the Volcano Great Wall has enriched the history of the Great Wall in China at the academic value.” said Lv Dongke, tourism associate professor at the Great Wall Research Institute of China.
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