本书简要介绍了长城历史，并以长城从东向西的走向为序，选取40多个有名点位，图文并茂地逐一介绍其地的长城建筑、历史典故、特色地位。作者笔下的长城，横跨十几个省份，纵贯数千年，展现了长城的壮美身姿和宏伟历史，有助于读者加深对长城的了解，增强对中华文化的认同。
01 History of the Chinese Great Wall
Beginning of the Great Wall · 12 ·
Integration and Development · 15 ·
The Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty Epitomizes the Ancient Military Defense System · 18 ·
The Defense Landscape of the Ming Dynasty · 22 ·
02 Famous Passes and Remains of the Great Wall
The Great Wall in Liaoning Province
Tiger Mountain Great Wall, the Eastern Starting Point of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty · 26 ·
Yiwulv Mountain and Beizhen City · 28 ·
Yuan Chonghuan and the Battle of Ningyuan · 30 ·
Jiumenkou Pass and One Slate Pass Battle · 33 ·
The Great Wall in Hebei Province
Shanhai Pass, the No.1 Pass in the World · 35 ·
Bull Peak, a Ladder Leading to the Sky · 38 ·
The Legend about Taolinkou and Qi Jiguang · 41 ·
Xifengkou, a Witness to the Resistance against Japanese Aggression · 44 ·
Template Great Wall, the Template of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty · 47 ·
Xuanhua Ancient City, a Place of Great Importance in the Defense Line West of Beijing· 50 ·
Zhangjiakou Fort, from a Frontier Fortress to a Trade Channel · 53 ·
Traditional Iron Spraying, a Wonder in the World · 56 ·
The Great Wall in the Sea of Clouds above Baishi Mountain · 58 ·
The Little Anti-Japanese Hero at Langyakou · 61 ·
The Story about Jingxing Pass and the Last Stand · 64 ·
The Fairland of Heduling · 67 ·
The Great Wall in Beijing and Tianjin
Huangya Pass to the East of Beijing · 69 ·
Legends of Yang Family in Miyun · 72 ·
Simatai, the Most Important Section of the Great Wall · 75 ·
The Marvelous Jinshanling Great Wall · 78 ·
Gubeikou Pass between Panlong and Wohu Mountains · 81 ·
Cuo Great Wall at the Foot of Yunmeng Mountain · 84 ·
Mutianyu and Jiankou · 87 ·
Juyong Pass, the Most Important Pass for Defending the Capital · 90 ·
Badaling, a Name Card of China · 93 ·
Nanshanlu Bianyuan, the Guard for the Imperial Cemetery · 98 ·
Cuandixia Village, “Little Potala” in the Deep of Mountains · 101 ·
The Great Wall in Shanxi Province
Story of the Construction of Datong Great Wall and Fortresses · 104 ·
Laoniu Bay, the Joint of the Great Wall and the Yellow River · 106 ·
Desheng Fort, a Witness of War and Peace · 109 ·
Shahukou and Stories of “Out of West Pass” · 112 ·
Yanmen Pass, the First Pass of China · 115 ·
Pingxing Pass and the Resistance against Japanese Aggression · 118 ·
Bataizi Village, a Witness of Collision Between the Chinese and Western Civilizations · 121 ·
Niangzi Pass and Guguan Pass · 123 ·
The Great Wall in Shaanxi Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Gansu Provice and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Zhenbeitai Tower, First Tower of the Great Wall · 126 ·
The Great Wall in the Wave Valley · 129 ·
Sanguankou and Legend of Woman Generals of the Yang Family · 131 ·
Shuidonggou, a Defense Facility of 30,000 Years Old · 134 ·
Hard Life of Watchtower/ Beacon Tower Guarding Troops in Northwestern China in the Ming Dynasty · 137 ·
Yongtai Ancient City · 139 ·
Yangguan Pass and Yumen Pass · 142 ·
Jiayu Pass, the Western Starting Point of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty · 145 ·
Mysterious Great Wall in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region · 148 ·
The Great Wall in Southern China
Miaojiang Great Wall · 150 ·
魏敏，作家，摄影师。爱好旅行和记录人文古迹，足迹遍布世界各地。对中外古建筑特别是中国历代长城有着浓厚兴趣，并致力于长城研究和保护，已走访长城遗迹数百处。刘晓涛，作家，致力于文物保护和历史传承，对长城历史文化有深入研究，提出过多项文物古迹和传统文化保护建议，并数次组织赴长城边村落的扶贫活动。
