Beijing Mutianyu Great Wall get met with Juyongguan Great Wall Gateway in west and connected to Gubeikou Great wall in east. It is in the east side of Huang hua County north of capital, so it has been considered as a north barrier to defending the capital and emperor tomb. But Mutianyu Great Wall Gateway is one of the more important passes for protecting the capital in Ming Dynasty in ancient China.
In according to the record from Juyongguan gateway, Huanghua County , frontier border, Mutianyu, Huilingkou are all most important points. They kept under control of enemy in terms of exterior function and pretecting capital in terms of interior function, in spite of the barriers of Xuan and Ji, so they are extremely important.
Mutianyu Great Wall was supervised to be constructed by Xu Da, one of generals founding Ming Dynasty earlier (he was once offered as Zhongshan King, also named Zhongshan). Based on the materials from Qian'an County Chorography in the 12 th of Tongzhi Reign: in earlier Ming Dynasty, Xu Zhongshan constructed sidewalls from west of Shanghaiguan Gateway to Mutianyu, totaling more than 1700 li, numerous frontier defence can be arranged. “Mutianyu Gateway was built up in the second year of Yongle Reign”. (please see Page 466 in Chapter 153.2 of Old Events Record ).
In 1568, Zhu Zaihou, Muzong Emperor of Ming Dynasty specially ordered Qi Jiguang, a famous general fighting against Japanese pirates to supervise training in Ji County, Chang County and Baoding and also to lead their troops to reconstruct 1000 kilometers of Great Wall, including Mutianyu Great Wall, which was finished by the fifth year of Longqing Emperor. It was recorded as: in the early reign of Longqing Emperor, Dayou and Jiguang have been order to train border soldiers.
The Military Ministry in Ming Dynasty only used In 1568, Zhu Zaihou, Muzong Emperor of Ming Dynasty specially ordered Qi Jiguang, a famous general fighting against Japanese pirates to supervise training in Ji County, Chang County and Baoding and also to lead their troops to reconstruct 1000 kilometers of Great Wall, including Mutianyu Great Wall, which was finished by the fifth year of Longqing Emperor. It was recorded as: in the early reign of Longqing Emperor, Dayou and Jiguang have been order to train border soldiers.
The Military Ministry in Ming Dynasty only used Qi Jiguang and the Emperor has also allowed that. By the next May, the Emperor has ordered Qi Jiguang to supervise the military tropes and affairs in Jizhou, Changping and Baoding , the officers lower than commander have all been under control of Qi Jiguang. Since the reign of Jiaqing Emperor, border walls have been finished, but frusta platform have not been constructed, Qi Jiguang inspected it by tour and discussed to build enemy platform. The emperor agreed with that. By the autumn of the fifth year of reign of Jiajing Emperor, the construction was finished, which was robust and grand, a great connection of 1000 kilometers.
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