北京的长城（英文版）

本书以“文明互鉴、各美其美”理念揭示了以长城文化为代表的中华优秀传统文化贡献给世界的智慧。作为一本具有科普性质的长城文化读本，它将指引人们尽情享受“长城与冬奥”的奇妙相遇，感受“双奥之城”的北京故事，体认古老希腊文明的奥林匹克精神与五千年灿烂不熄的中华文明之间连绵不断的渊源，让长城文化这张中华民族的“金名片”在北京2022年冬奥会、冬残奥会的世界舞台上“亮起来”。

Table of Contents
Foreword The Beauty of the Great Wall of China 1
Part Ⅰ The Architectural Beauty 7
Chapter 1 A Wonder in the World History of Architecture 9
Chapter 2 A History Record of Stone and a Score of “Solidified Music” 27
Chapter 3 The Untold Beauty of Art 41 Chapter 4 The Great Wall on a Vast Land 53
Part Ⅱ The Beauty of Coalescence 73
Chapter 1 The Strategy of Ending War with War and the Passage to Peace 75
Chapter 2 The Great Wall Sphere of Life 86
Chapter 3 Villages and Homelands 100
Chapter 4 The Common Heritage of Humankind 113
Part Ⅲ The Ecological Beauty 123
Chapter 1 Ecological Space on the Great Wall 125
Chapter 2 The Amasing 400.mm Isohyet 132
Chapter 3 40°N – the Golden Latitude 139
Chapter 4 Natural Reserve and Ecological Conservation Zone 146
Part Ⅳ The Perpetual Beauty 157
Chapter 1 The Cultural Vitality of the Great Wall 159
Chapter 2 Protection and Inheritance of the Great Wall Heritage 172
Chapter 3 Keeping the Great Wall Culture Alive, Making it Shine and Thrive 179
Chapter 4 The Great Wall National Culture Park 190
Part Ⅴ The Beauty of Winter Sports 211
Chapter 1 The Dream of the City of the Olympic Summer and Winter Games 213
Chapter 2 Expectations at the Foot of the Great Wall 225
Chapter 3 From “Ice and Snow” to “Ascending the Great Wall” 236
Chapter 4 The Winter Olympic Legacy and the Post-Games Development 249
Conclusion Appreciating not only One’s Own Culture but also the Cultures of Others 259
References 263