The Great Wall of China and the Beauty of Castors

Have you ever wondered how some of the wonders of the modern world were originally built? Take the Great Wall of China as an example. Spanning the states of Qin, Wei, Zhao, Qi, Zhongshan and Yan, it is 8,851.8km in length, which is approximately 5,500 miles, and has been standing since 5BC. In truth, it is really amazing that the wall has lasted this long and is in such good condition in many areas. Of course, the Great Wall of China was not built ove
ight but instead over a period of approximately 2000 years if you count maintenance and rebuilding projects. If you ever get the chance to see it in person then you will understand why it took so long. However, had the Chinese had castors then they may not have required so much time to sort it out!

The Great Wall of China is a stunning feature of the land today but it was originally built to be functional rather than a decorative feature. Groups of nomads would routinely attack the Chinese Empire so the wall was designed to be a defence mechanism that protected the borders of the empire. Qin Shi Huang, the very first Emperor, had the most famous section built between 220BC and 206BC. Yes, it took 14 years to get it up and fully functional. In this time, many of the nomadic tribes may have had a chance to invade by bypassing the wall. As such, anything that would have give
Qin the opportunity to cut down this window may well have been worth looking at. Well, castors would have provided just that opportunity.

Those building the Great Wall of China would have benefitted from trolleys that were mobilised on the little wheels that can be found on cages and other such storage and transportation systems in industry today. Carrying huge weights, such as the 2800kg to 11500kg that the 2BZQX/XXH/SZ series can carry, the castors could have helped to move materials for the walls to the relevant area or away from the building site as necessary. However, if they could have helped the Qin era then they could have definitely helped the Ming Dynasty.

Most of the Great Wall of China was built in the Ming Dynasty during the 14th Century. They made stronger fortifications and were far more ornate as a result of the fact they used stone. As such, castors would have been needed to move earth in the earlier era but would definitely have been needed to complete the new wall! They can, in fact, be used to transport stone or other heavy materials as and when necessary so they would have been of great help to the poor men working on it at that time. Again, the walls were still designed for defence purposes but were much stronger and would have been up far quicker had trolleys with small wheels been available to the Chinese back then.