dc.contributor.author | Hacker, Randi | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-09T18:31:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-06-09T18:31:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010-04-07 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/13954 | |
dc.description | This is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia. | |
dc.description.abstract | Broadcast Transcript: Nothing says "Do Not Disturb" more effectively than a 3,000-mile fortification of brick and mortar. The Great Wall of China, or chang cheng, was begun over 1,000 years ago by Qin Shi Huang Di, the first Emperor, and was continued by subsequent emperors to keep barbarians out. By "barbarians," the Chinese meant everybody else. The bricks were mass-produced and, before you ask, yes, China was the first to use this technique. Conscripted peasants provided labor and many died on the job and were buried inside the wall. The story goes that Meng Jiang Nu cried so bitterly when her husband died during his conscription, that she brought part of the Wall down with her tears. And if you believe that, I have some farmland in the Yangtse valley... #ceas #china #hacker | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Postcards from Asia;0184 | |
dc.relation.isversionof | https://audioboom.com/posts/875293-0184-great-wall-historic | |
dc.subject | China | |
dc.subject | Great Wall | |
dc.subject | Chang Cheng | |
dc.subject | Meng Jiang Nu | |
dc.subject | Qin Shi Huang Di | |
dc.title | Great Wall Historic | |
dc.type | Recording, oral | |
kusw.oastatus | na | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | |