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Table 4 Repair 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 (%)

Liaodong town

Jiajing 1st

1522

122.438°E, 41.065°N

124.304°E, 42.8569°N

 > 286.20

319.132

517.719

42.47

Jiajing 25th

1546

120.423°E, 40.483°N

120.817°E, 40.952°N

 > 144.00

198.587

Guyuan town

Jiajing 9th

1530

106.447°E, 37.115°N

106.769°E, 37.164°N

171.720

74.590

74.590

15.57

Shanxi town

Jiajing 11th

1532

112.646°E, 39.150°N

113.244°E, 39.397°N

Not Recorded

250.359

391.192

69.77

Jiajing 21th

1542

113.747°E, 39.559°N

113.958°E, 39.258°N

 > 80.136

140.833

Ningxia town

Jiajing 15th

1536

106.751°E, 39.426°N

106.448°E, 38.369°N

 > 105.894

133.447

133.447

16.81

Yansui town

Jiajing 15th

1536

107.287°E, 37.366°N

108.505°E, 37.191°N

 > 91.584

114.739

631.442

57.13

Jiajing 25th

1546

107.619°E, 37.536°N

111.082°E, 39.377°N

858.60

516.703

Jizhou town

Jiajing 30th

1551

116.335°E, 40.499°N

118.785°E, 40.204°N

Not Recorded

699.086

699.086

100

Xuanfutown

Jiajing 23th

1544

114.379°E, 40.796°N

115.129°E, 40.814°N

Not Recorded

155.161

538.27

71.11

Jiajing25th-Jiajing 27th

1546–1548

116.030°E, 40.842°N

116.335°E, 40.499°N

Not Recorded

383.109

Datong town

Jiajing 25th

1546

111.826°E, 39.623°N

114.152°E, 40.711°N

372.06

372.06

463.644

51.3

Jiajing 37th

1558

113.059°E, 40.368°N

113.059°E, 40.368°N

91.584

91.584

Gansu town

Jiajing 26th

1547

99.733°E, 39.472°N

99.931°E, 39.369°N

 > 34.355

158.327

158.327

11.5

Jiajing 27th

1548

98.207°E, 39.831°N

99.001°E, 39.826°N

 > 34.355

Jiajing 27th

1548

100.434°E, 39.154°N

100.803°E, 38.957°N

 > 40.068