Chinese archaeologists have discovered near the great wall a stone plaque with the text, Dating from the reign of Emperor Wanli of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 ad).
About the opening told news Agency “Xinhua”. It was made in the suburb of Beijing city Huairou. A stone tablet was discovered literally on the great wall of China.
Its length is 55 inches, width – 35 inches, and a thickness of 10 centimeters. By the way, this item weighs about 50 pounds. Scientists have dated it during the reign of Emperor Wanli. This was his throne name, and at birth he was given the name Zhu Izzone.
He was born in 1563, and took the throne already in 1572. Died the thirteenth Emperor of China of the Ming dynasty in 1620, and his reign became one of the longest in the history of this country.
Researcher Shang Heng of Beijing Institute of cultural heritage said that the text on the plaque contains brief information about the construction of that part of the great wall of China located in Huairou. It is still entirely to be deciphered.
First the stove noticed the so-called defender of the wall, which was patrolled by one of its sections. In Huairou since last year, there are 11 regular defenders. They removed debris and discourage tourists from climbing dangerous sections of the wall. Incidentally, the year these defenders found 11 cultural relics, including ancient stone tablets.
As already told “RG”, informed a team of Israeli, Mongolian and American researchers first mapped the entire Northern part of the great wall of China, located in the Mongolian steppe. Its analysis showed that it was not built for military purposes, and to control the movement of the population.
