The Great Wall of China (In Our Time)
1368 · Resource
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Great Wall of China. The Great Wall is not a single Wall. It is not visible from space, contrary to popular belief, as it is much too thin. But it remains a spectacular architectural and historical phenomenon. The Great Wall's military importance, and its symbolic power, have varied widely in its long existence, as its place in Chinese life has shifted with the country's history.
On these timelines: In Our Time (BBC podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 1368
- Peasants' Revolt in England (1381)
- Black Death (1346)
- Hundred Years' War (1337)
- Dante's Divine Comedy (1320)
- Ming dynasty (1368)
- Renaissance (1400)
- Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (1387)
- Forbidden City built (1406)
- Sultanate of Malacca founded (1400)
- Joseon dynasty (1392)