摘 要: | THE Hangu Pass, 15 kilo- meters north of Lingbao City in Henan Province, was one of China’s earli- est military fortif ications. It guarded the sole path, through deep gorges ? anked by steep mountains, to the political and economic center of an- cient China. The four gate towers on top of its tall, stoutly built rampart ensured, as Chinese ancients stated, that: “As long as one man guards the pass, ten thou- sand cannot breach it.” The stone statue of Laozi (Lao-tse) astride an ox th…
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