Shanhaiguan Great Wall Museum: Economy and Culture Pictures

The construction of Great Wall was actually to be the way of adjustment of interaction between Central Plains's farming economy and Northern nomadic economy. Tea-horse trade, mutual exchange of needed products and varies of activities on economy and trade enriched the material and culture life of people both from inside and outside of Great Wall, and promoted the fusion and combination of the nations from inside and outside of Great Wall. The Silk Road which took the wall as natural barrier firstly opened a window of economic and cultural exchange to the outside world for China. Brief Intro: Great Wall Culture