The Great Wall: China’s Dragon of Stone and Earth
Picture this: vast armies on horseback, their hooves thundering across the steppes, a constant, menacing shadow on the northern horizon. For centuries, this was the reality for the fragmented states and later, the unified empires of China. These weren’t mere border skirmishes; these were existential threats, waves of nomadic warriors like the Xiongnu, the Mongols, … Read more