長城，故國與家園

　　你知道有個(gè)叫八臺(tái)子的地方，長城與教堂相依偎嗎？你知道在老牛灣，長城與中華民族的母親河——黃河相交融嗎？你知道西水峪水長城上，春天的美景宛如桃花源嗎？烽兩位作者將歷史與現(xiàn)實(shí)、人文與風(fēng)光、正史與傳說、資料與實(shí)踐結(jié)合在一起，用風(fēng)趣的語言、精美的圖片、獨(dú)特的立意，向我們展示了一個(gè)不一樣的長城，一個(gè)更加生動(dòng)的、有血有肉的長城。 With a total length of 21196.18 kilometers （including 6，259.6 kilometers of artificial walls）， the Great Wall represents the wisdom of the Chinese nation developed since ancient times. It has been a mute witness of Chinese history stretching back more than two millennia. It is the largest ancient defense pro- ject constructed over the longest span of time. Since there was a historical record of the two Chinese characters Chang Cheng （Great Wall） in the Spring and Autumn Period （770-476 BCE）， the work of building and maintaining it has been a continuous process for well over two thousand years encompass- ing vast areas of north and central China. The Great Wall bears the precious historical memory and national spirit of the Chinese nation. With the passage of time， many sections along its 5，000- km length have been destroyed， although the names remain. Sections of the Great Wall extant today， known almost to all， include Badaling， Shanhaiguan and Jiayuguan. We hope this book can bring readers different experiences of an Earth- based structure visible. The areas bisected by it include deserts and grass- lands， rivers and the remains of enemy towers. May the words recorded here make it possible for readers to gain a better understanding of this world his- torical heritage site.

　　魏敏，畢業(yè)于中山大學(xué)政治與公共事務(wù)管理學(xué)院，愛好旅行、攝影，記錄人文古跡，足跡遍布全國及世界各地，撰寫的圖文作品刊登于多家人文地理類雜志和網(wǎng)站。對(duì)中外古建筑，特別是中國歷代長城有著濃厚興趣并致力于研究和保護(hù)，已走訪長城遺跡數(shù)百處。 劉曉濤，畢業(yè)于北京大學(xué)公共衛(wèi)生學(xué)院，現(xiàn)就職北京市順義區(qū)疾病預(yù)防控制中心，任北京市順義區(qū)人大代表，致力于文物保護(hù)和歷史傳承，對(duì)長城歷史文化有深入研究，提出過多項(xiàng)文物古跡和傳統(tǒng)文化保護(hù)建議，并數(shù)次組織赴長城邊村落的扶貧活動(dòng)。 Liu Xiaotao Dedicate to the protection of cultural relics and the inheritance of history. He has conducted in-depth research on the history and culture of the Great Wall， put several suggestions on the protection of cultural relics， historic sites and trandi- tional culture forward to government， and organized poverty-alleviation activities in villages near the Great Wall for several times. Wei Min Love to travel， photography， record cultural relics. So far， he has visited nearly 200 passages and gateways on the Great Wall. His graphic works have been pub- lished in many human geography， pho- tography magazines and websites.