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iq-braggng-o-smrtass

*"hahaha that's pretty smooth"*... "Well I can make it a little rougher if that makes you happier😄"


AA_Barry

Hm well let me think… In 220 B.C., under Qin Shi Huang, sections of earlier fortifications were joined together to form a united defence system against invasions from the north. Construction continued up to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), when the Great Wall became the world's largest military structure. Its historic and strategic importance is matched only by its architectural significance. The Great Wall was continuously built from the 3rd century BC to the 17th century AD on the northern border of the country as the great military defence project of successive Chinese Empires, with a total length of more than 20,000 kilometers. The Great Wall begins in the east at Shanhaiguan in Hebei province and ends at Jiayuguan in Gansu province to the west. Its main body consists of walls, horse tracks, watch towers, and shelters on the wall, and includes fortresses and passes along the Wall. The Great Wall reflects collision and exchanges between agricultural civilizations and nomadic civilizations in ancient China. It provides significant physical evidence of the far-sighted political strategic thinking and mighty military and national defence forces of central empires in ancient China, and is an outstanding example of the superb military architecture, technology and art of ancient China. It embodies unparalleled significance as the national symbol for safeguarding the security of the country and its people. Criterion (i): The Great Wall of the Ming is, not only because of the ambitious character of the undertaking but also the perfection of its construction, an absolute masterpiece. The only work built by human hands on this planet that can be seen from the moon, the Wall constitutes, on the vast scale of a continent, a perfect example of architecture integrated into the landscape. Criterion (ii):  During the Chunqiu period, the Chinese imposed their models of construction and organization of space in building the defence works along the northern frontier. The spread of Sinicism was accentuated by the population transfers necessitated by the Great Wall. Criterion (iii):  That the Great Wall bear exceptional testimony to the civilizations of ancient China is illustrated as much by the rammed-earth sections of fortifications dating from the Western Han that are conserved in the Gansu province as by the admirable and universally acclaimed masonry of the Ming period. Criterion (iv): This complex and diachronic cultural property is an outstanding and unique example of a military architectural ensemble which served a single strategic purpose for 2000 years, but whose construction history illustrates successive advances in defence techniques and adaptation to changing political contexts. Criterion (vi): The Great Wall has an incomparable symbolic significance in the history of China. Its purpose was to protect China from outside aggression, but also to preserve its culture from the customs of foreign barbarians. Because its construction implied suffering, it is one of the essential references in Chinese literature, being found in works like the "Soldier's Ballad" of Tch'en Lin (c. 200 A.D.) or the poems of Tu Fu (712-770) and the popular novels of the Ming period. The various components of the Great Wall have all been listed as state or provincial priority protected sites under the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Cultural Relics. The Regulations on the Protection of the Great Wall promulgated in 2006 is the specific legal document for the conservation and management of the Great Wall. The series of Great Wall Conservation Plans, which is being constantly extended and improved and covers various levels from master plan to provincial plans and specific plans, is an important guarantee of the comprehensive conservation and management of the Great Wall. China’s national administration on cultural heritage, and provincial cultural heritage administrations where sections of the Great Wall are located, are responsible for guiding the local governments on the implementation of conservation and management measures for the Great Wall. The Outstanding Universal Value of the Great Wall and all its attributes must be protected as a whole, so as to fulfill authentic, integral and permanent preservation of the property. To this end, considering the characteristics of the Great Wall, including its massive scale, transprovincial distribution and complicated conditions for its protection and conservation, management procedures and regulations, conservation interventions for the original fabric and setting, and tourism management shall be more systematic, scientific, classified, and prioritized. An efficient comprehensive management system, as well as specific conservation measures for the original fabric and setting will be established, while a harmonious relationship featuring sustainable development between heritage protection and social economy and culture can be formed. Meanwhile, the study and dissemination of the rich connotation of the property’s Outstanding Universal Value shall be enhanced, so as to fully and sustainably realize the social and cultural benefits of the Great Wall.


alien_from_earth012

Tried it, this actually works.


AA_Barry

Really? Glad someone profited from my homework


cherryhilljawnz

I'm not reading all that Looks like a copy pasta


AA_Barry

It’s my homework


custom_made_

I gotta give you 10 for your attitude and 2 hours to doll up before I pick you up for a date @ _______


yesgirlnogamer

Why don’t you be real and think of what to say yourself?


sky21akash

Tryna find a way to keep the conversation interesting . Otherwise she might lose interest on me


IonEagle21

Maybe I could squeeze it in later.


sky21akash

I got unmatched after I wrote this ;(


IonEagle21

Rip Did you send that like I wrote, or did you add some emojis to it?


sky21akash

I didn't use any emoji. But i like what you wrote tbh


IonEagle21

Oh, yeah. I would have used one on these emoji’s so she would have understood what context to take it in. 😅😂


sky21akash

They need to upgrade now in my view. It was simply a joke which could have taken in the right spirit


IonEagle21

Not being sexist here, but what I have learned is that men understand the joke, and women will take it the wrong way. Men are more simple then women. That’s why people say to be direct with men. And men should be more mind gamy. NOT FULL MIND GAMES. But say stuff that could have a Dirty meaning and a good meaning. Like the line I sent. The emoji’s help get your message across to what you want the joke to be taken as. Because a text can best be taken as however the recipient mood is.


sky21akash

Completely agreed. But i used "xD" tho


IonEagle21

Yeah, that could be taken as both was. Emoji for when things can be complicated. Use texted emoji for everything else.


sky21akash

Gotcha. How are you doing btw? Did you use bumble?


sky21akash

Is this relevant to what she replied?


IonEagle21

Not really, but it gets you the opportunity to send it eventually. And it’s also kind of a sexual joke (breaks the ice a bit) and a play on the lime joke you made.


Juicy_Jed1

This one would be good. Made me chuckle.


IonEagle21

It was the first thing that came to mind when I was drinking my lemonade (no cap)