La Udonga OlukhuluUphawu lwenkcubeko yaseTshayina yamandulo, yenye yezona ndawo zidumileyo ehlabathini. Ime kwiikhilomitha ezingama-75 kumantla ntshona eBeijing.
Eyona ndawo iphakamileyo kuyo Ukwenza okubi Imalunga neemitha ezingama-800 ngaphezulu komphakamo wolwandle. Ulwakhiwo lodonga luqale ngexesha leMfazwe eMelika (476 - 221 BC). Ngaphambili, iindonga zazakhiwe kwiindawo ezinobuchule kwizikumkani ezahlukeneyo ukukhusela imimandla yabo esemantla.
Ngo-221 BC emva kokuba umlawuli wokuqala wobukhosi baseQin emanyene neChina, wagqiba kwelokuba udonga ludityaniswe kwaye luqhubeke ixesha elide. Iirekhodi zembali zibonisa ukuba malunga nesigidi esinye sabantu, isinye kwisihlanu sabantu base China ngelo xesha, abathathe inxaxheba kwiprojekthi yokwakha yase-US eyathatha ngaphezulu kweminyaka elishumi.
Akukho nto ingako inokuthethwa malunga noDonga oluKhulu lwase China olungekathethwa, impumelelo enkulu kwinzame yomntu kunye nobuchule kwisikali esiphantse singacingeki nakule migangatho yanamhlanje.
Ukunika umbono wento emele yona zama oku kulandelayo: udonga lumalunga ne-4.000 yeekhilomitha ubude eMantla e-China. Lo ngumgama olinganayo phakathi kweLondon neChicago, kumgca othe ngqo!
Kufuneka kuqatshelwe ukuba udonga lwangoku ikakhulu yintsalela ukusukela ngexesha lobukhosi bakwa-Ming, oqale ukwakha ilitye eliqinileyo kunye nodonga lwezitena ukusuka nge-1440s ngokuchasene nemfazwe yabamelwane basemantla.
Udonga luyahluka ngobude nobubanzi kulo lonke kwaye iinxalenye zikwimeko embi njengoko kungekho ludonga apho. Nangona kunjalo, kuninzi okugciniweyo kunye nokubuyiselwa kule minyaka idlulileyo, ngakumbi kwiindawo ezikufutshane neBeijing, ethi kwezinye iindawo igcine iinqaba zayo ezidumileyo, ibharri kunye neendlela zokuhamba.