中国长城是世界上最长的军事设施,是中华民族的精神象征和脊梁。关于长城的概念和基本特征,学界尚存分歧。长城是历史上就存在的名词,要探讨长城的基本特征,必须首先了解史籍对长城的记载,鉴此,本文通过对史籍中有关长城记载的梳理,结合考古调查成果,阐述了长城的基本特征。 The Great Wall of China is the longest military facility in the world and the spiritual symbol and backbone of the Chinese nation. On the concept of the Great Wall and the basic characteristics of the academic community still exist differences. The Great Wall is a noun that exists in history. To explore the basic characteristics of the Great Wall, we must first understand the historical records of the Great Wall. Therefore, by combing the records of the Great Wall in historical records and combining the results of archaeological investigations, the paper expounds the basic characteristics of the Great Wall .