Imvelaphi engaqondakaliyo ye-megaliths yamandulo 'enkulu' eYangshan Quarry

Kukho ubungqina obuninzi obusasazwe kulo lonke ihlabathi obuxhasa ingcamango yokuba impucuko yamandulo yezidalwa ezikrelekrele zakha zahlala kwiplanethi yethu, zisikhokelela kwikamva elilunge ngakumbi ngokwabelana nathi ngobulumko bazo kwaye zisifundisa iindlela zazo. Nangona kunjalo, zininzi iimfihlakalo ezijikeleze le nkcazo.

Ngesizathu esingaziwayo, malunga nexesha elifanayo, impucuko yamandulo ngokukhawuleza yaqala ukwakha izakhiwo ze-megalithic. Nangona iinkcazo ezahlukeneyo ziye zaphuhliswa kwaye zacaciswa ngokubanzi kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo, oku kuhlala kungachazwanga. I Ithiyori ye-Astronauts yaMandulo icebisa ukuba impucuko yangaphandle komhlaba yakudala inoxanduva lolu phuhliso.

Iimegaliths zaseYangshan Quarry

IYangshan Quarry, kwelinye icala, yahluke kakhulu kwezinye izakhiwo ngenxa yendlela engaqondakaliyo kunye nobukhulu bayo. Iikhilomitha ezingamashumi amabini ukuya empuma yeNanjing, eTshayina, kwintaba yaseYanmen Shan, kulapho kufunyanwa khona inkwali yaseYangshan.

Enye inxalenye yelitye ekwakusithiwa yasikelwa uMlawuli; bukhulu ngokuphindwe kangangamakhulukhulu kunayo nayiphi na into eyaziwayo ukuba umntu uye washukuma
Enye inxalenye yelitye ekwakusithiwa yasikelwa uMlawuli; bukhulu ngokuphindwe kangangamakhulukhulu kunayo nayiphi na into eyaziwayo ukuba umntu uye washukuma. © Wikimedia Commons

Ilitye elikhulu elingaphelelanga elashiywa lingagqitywanga kwiKwari yaseYangshan ngexesha likaYongle Emperor, umlawuli wesithathu weMing Dynasty yaseTshayina, owalawula ukusuka ngo-1402 ukuya ku-1424, libango lekwari yodumo.

Ngo-1405, uMlawuli waseYongle, wayalela ukuba kusikwe ilitye elikhulu kule kwari, ukuze lisetyenziswe kwiMing Xiaoling Mausoleum kayise ongasekhoyo.

Iziqwenga ezintathu ezahlukeneyo zazisikwa kwaye zenziwe ukusuka entabeni. Emva kokuba uninzi lomsebenzi wokusika amatye sele wenziwe, abakhi bezakhiwo baqonda ukuba iibhloko ababezigawule zazinkulu kakhulu, kwaye basusa iibhloko zamatye ukusuka kwindawo ekwari ukuya kwi-Ming Xiaoling kwaye bazifaka apho ngendlela eyiyo. akunakwenzeka ngokwasemzimbeni.

Umzimba we-stele ongagqitywanga (ekunene) kunye nentloko ye-stele (ekhohlo). Umsebenzi woyilo lwenamba wawuqaliswe entloko phambi kokuba iprojekthi iyekwe
Umzimba we-stele ongagqitywanga (ekunene) kunye nentloko ye-stele (ekhohlo). Umsebenzi woyilo lwenamba wawuqaliswe entloko phambi kokuba iprojekthi iyekwe © Wikimedia Commons

Njengomphumo othe ngqo woku, iprojekthi yayekwa, kwaye amacandelo amathathu angekagqitywa asele ekhona ukusukela ngoko.

Ubungakanani beebhloko zamatye ezinkulu

I-Stele Base inomlinganiselo weemitha ezingama-30.35 ubude, i-13 yeemitha ubukhulu, kunye ne-16 yeemitha ukuphakama, kwaye inobunzima be-16,250 yeetoni zeemetric. Umzimba unemilinganiselo yeemitha ezingama-49.4 ubude, iimitha ezili-10.7 ububanzi, neemitha ezi-4.4 ubukhulu, yaye unobunzima obuziitoni ezingama-8,799. Intloko yelitye ilinganisa iimitha ezili-10.7 ukuphakama, iimitha ezingama-20.3 ububanzi, iimitha ezisisi-8.4 ubukhulu, yaye inobunzima obuziitoni ezingama-6,118.

Ubungakanani bokuthelekisa i-30,000 yeetoni zemegalith © Michael Yamashita
Ubungakanani bokuthelekisa i-30,000 yeetoni zemegalith © Michael Yamashita

Ukuba bezidityanisiwe, ilitye ekuthiwe bazame ngalo ngempazamo beliya kuba ngaphezu kweemitha ezingama-73 ukuphakama—nobunzima obungaphezu kweetoni ezingama-31,000 1. Njengesiseko sokubhekisela, imoto eqhelekileyo inobunzima phakathi kwe-1.5 kunye ne-1,250 ton. Eyona monolith inkulu kwihlabathi lamandulo kunye nehlabathi lanamhlanje lilitye le-1,770-toni le-Thunder Stone, apho iRashiya yafuduka ngo-XNUMX kwaye ifana ne-outcropping enqabileyo engazange iqingqwe.

Ukusilela kolwakhiwo?

Iiflegi ezininzi ezibomvu kufuneka zinyuke ukuba sicinga ukuba le ngxelo isekwe kwiziganeko zembali yokwenyani: Yintoni eyenza iinkosi zamatye zoMbusi zicinge ukuba zinokuhambisa iibhloko zeetoni ezingama-31,000 kwiikhilomitha ezingama-20 ukusuka ezintabeni?

Inyaniso yokuba amanxeba ahluke kakhulu ngobungakanani, ukumila, kunye nokubekwa kubonisa ukuba akuzange kwenzelwa ukuba kuhlanganiswe okanye kuhanjiswe. Ukuba bekunjalo, ngebabengazange basikwe ngaxeshanye nangeendlela ezininzi ezahlukeneyo.

Imvelaphi engaqondakaliyo ye-megaliths yamandulo 'enkulu' eYangshan Quarry 1
Esinye isakhiwo samatye esingagqitywanga simi kummandla osemantla weekwari zamatye zaseYiputa yamandulo eAswan, eYiputa. Abadali be-obelisk baqalisa ukuyikrola ngokuthe ngqo eluqalweni, kodwa kwavela iintanda kwigranite yaza loo projekthi yayekwa. Ekuqaleni kwakucingelwa ukuba ilitye linesiphako esingabonwanga kodwa kunokwenzeka ukuba inkqubo yokwembiwa yayivumela ukuqhekeka ukuba kuphuhle ngokukhulula uxinzelelo. Icala elisezantsi le-obelisk lisaqhotyoshelwe kwilitye.

Izixa ezimangalisayo zamatye zashenxiswa

Kubonakala ngathi kukho inani elibalulekileyo lelitye elisusiweyo kwindawo, enye yezona zinto zibalaseleyo kule ndawo. Ukujonga iindawo phakathi kweebhloko ezinkulu kunye neentaba ezijikelezileyo, kubonakala ngathi izigidi zeetoni zamatye zisusiwe.

Nangona isaziwa into yokuba le ndawo yayikhe yasetyenziswa njengekwari, le nyaniso iyodwa ayinakukwazi ukuchaza ubuninzi bamatye abonakala ngathi asusiwe.

Ngaphezu koko, ukuba indawo yayisetyenziselwa ukwembiwa kwamatye nokuwahambisa kwenye indawo, oko kwakusenziwa ngendlela ekhethekileyo; ngokungathi bekuzama ngabom ukushiya ngasemva iindonga eziphakamileyo nezithe tyaba, ezingabonwa nakweyiphi na enye indawo ekwari yamandulo.

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Ke, mhlawumbi sicingela ukuba umntu othile okanye kukho into ebanike isandla sokunceda, okanye sikholelwa ukuba baqiqe ngendlela efanayo nempucuko yamandulo eyayicinga ngayo ukuze bajikeleze izinto ezinzima kakhulu kwaye bazisebenzise kulwakhiwo, baphulukane noku. ulwazi ngaxeshanye kwaye ungaze uphinde ulukhankanye kwakhona nakuwuphi na umqulu okanye nantoni na elolu hlobo.