The Great Wall of China is called the "Ten thousand Ii Great Wall" in Chinese. In fact, it' s more than 6 000 kilometres long. It winds its way from west to east, across deserts, over mountains, through valleys till at last it reaches the sea. It is one of the wonders of the world.

　　The Great Wall has a history of over twenty centuries. The first part of it was built during the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Warring States Period, more walls were put up to defend the borders of the different kingdoms. It was during the Qin Dynasty that the kingdom of Qin united the dif ferent parts into one empire. To keep the enemy out of his empire, Emperor Qin Shi Huang had all the walls joined up. Thus, the Great Wall came into being.

　　The Great Wall is wide enough at the top for five horses or ten men to walk side by side. Along the wall are watchtowers, where soldiers used to keep watch. Fires were lit on the the towers as a warning when the enemy came.

　　It was very difficult to build such a wall in the ancient days without any modern machines. All the work was done by hand. Thousands of men died and were buried under the wall they built. The Great Wall was made not only of stone and earth, but of the flesh and blood of millions of men.

　　Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest not only to the Chinese but to people from all over the world. Many of them have come to know the famous Chinese saying: "He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man."

　　中國的長城被稱為中國的“一萬Ii長城”。事實上,超過6 000公里長。它蜿蜒從西到東,穿過沙漠,越過高山,跨過峽谷,最后到達大海。它是世界的奇跡之一。

　　長城有一個二十世紀的歷史。它的第一部分是在春秋時期建造的。戰(zhàn)國時期,更多的墻把捍衛(wèi)不同王國的邊界。在秦朝,秦統(tǒng)一王國不同部分成一個帝國。為了不讓敵人進入他的帝國,皇帝秦始皇把所有的城墻連接起來。因此,長城。

　　長城頂部足夠?qū)捨迤ヱR或十個人并排著走。沿墻瞭望塔,士兵看守。大火點燃在雙子塔是敵人來的時候的一個警告。

　　很難建立這樣一個墻在古代沒有現(xiàn)代機器。所有的工作都是手工完成的。成千上萬的男人死了,被埋在長城建造。長城不僅是用石頭和泥土,但數(shù)以百萬計的人的血肉。

　　今天長城已成為名勝古跡不僅對中國,而且來自世界各地的人。他們中的許多人都知道著名的中國諺語:“他不到長城不是一個真正的男人。”