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Table 3 Construction time of the Great Wall in 1522–1566 (chronological)

From: Temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of the Ming Great Wall

Name

The dating of China

Calendar year/AD

Starting point coordinates (X, Y)

Ending point coordinates (X, Y)

Literature records of length (km)

Existing length (km)

Total length (km)

Percentage (%)

Ningxia town

Jiajing 9th

1529

106.646°E, 39.210°N

106.816°E, 39.165°N

30.91

20.216

280.223

35.31

Jiajing 10th

1531

105.798°E, 37.958°N

105.861°E 38.296°N

28.62

17.712

Jiajing 10th

1531

106.385°E, 39.050°N

106.569°E, 38.975°N

 > 45.792

73.987

Jiajing 17th

1538

105.837°E 38.245°N

106.634°E 39.198°N

Not Recorded

154.65

Jiajing 19th

1540

105.789°E, 38.363°N

105.861°E, 38.296°N

28.042

13.658

Gansu town

Jiajing 10th

1531

102.749°E, 38.198°N

103.837°E, 36.072°N

Not Recorded

314.565

461.062

33.48

Jiajing 15th

1536

101.366°E, 38.581°N

102.749°E, 38.198°N

 > 57.24

131.738

Jiajing 18th

1539

98.200°E, 39.747°N

98.202°E, 39.756°N

17.172

14.759

Shanxi town

Jiajing 13th

1534

112.527°E, 39.073°N

112.636°E, 39.089°N

46.24

20.497

186.064

33.19

Jiajing 19th

1540

112.123°E, 39.298°N

112.331°E, 39.102°N

73.267

73.267

Jiajing 23th

1544

111.874°E, 39.648°N

111.879°E, 39.591°N

12.164

12.164

Jiajing 23th

1544

111.874°E, 39.590°N

112.118°E, 39.2306°N

80.136

80.136

Guyuan town

Jiajing 16th

1536

106.093°E, 37.378°N

106.450°E, 37.114°N

71.55

15.036

145.176

30.32

Jiajing 32th

1553

103.290°E, 36.070°N

104.418°E, 36.421°N

171.72

145.176

Datong town

Jiajing 25th

1546

112.844°E, 40.202°N

113.503°E, 40.487°N

 > 74.412

115.034

115.033

12.73

Xuanfu town

Jiajing 28th

1549

115.433°E, 40.791°N

116.133°E, 40.731°N

Not Recorded

79.452

151.382

20.00

Jiajing 28th

1549

115.507°E, 40.825°N

116.195°E, 40.800°N

Not Recorded

71.930