(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
The Babel of antiquity foreshadows the babble of 1991. 古代的巴别塔正是现今的预兆。
Babel and the Great Wall can be regarded as two versions of globalization narration, who eroded each other's territory and try to build a world without conflict. 巴别塔和长城可以作为全球化叙事的两个版本,它们互相侵蚀彼此的地盘,试图营造出一个不再矛盾重重的世界。