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Records of Military Preparedness, Volume 217, Ancient Broad Meaning, Geography, Topography Part 9
A historical Chinese map depicting a section of the Great Wall and the surrounding administrative regions. The Great Wall is drawn as a crenelated line running across the upper portion of the map. To the north of the wall is the label "Desert Border." Below the wall, the Yellow River or a major tributary curves through the landscape. To the west of the river are the labels "Shaanxi Yan'an Border" and "Shaanxi Xi'an Border." To the east of the river, numerous small rectangular boxes represent various towns, counties, and garrisons within the region, including names like Shilou, Yonghe, Taiping, and others.