The Story of Meng Jiangnu

Meng Jiangnu's husband Fan Xiliang was conscripted to build the Great Wall during the Qin Dynasty. When he didn't return, she journeyed thousands of miles to find him. Learning he had died from exhaustion and was buried in the wall, her grief-stricken weeping caused a section of the Great Wall to collapse, revealing his bones. The story criticizes the cruelty of imperial conscription.