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六道惊世之墙 　　从古至今，这世上有多少城墙巍然耸立，抵御过外族的入侵？又有多少城墙将一国之邦分作两边，这边望着那边，吟诵着“本是同根生，相煎何太急”？历史早已久远，有些城墙也已不复当年那般模样，但那些遗留的断壁残垣却仍旧让世人为之惊叹。 　　Hadrian’s Wall 　　Hadrian’s Wall was built， beginning in 122， to keep Roman Britain safe from hostile attacks from the Picts. It was the northernmost boundary of the Roman empire until early in the 5th century. 　　The wall， stretching from the North Sea to the Irish Sea （from the Tyne to the Solway）， was 80 Roman miles （about 73 modern miles） long， 8～10 feet wide， and 15 feet high. In addition to the wall， the Romans built a system of small forts called milecastles （housing garrisons of up to 60 men） every Roman mile along its entire length， with towers every 1/3 Roman mile. 16 larger forts holding from 500～1000 troops were built into the wall， with large gates on the north face. To the south of the wall the Romans dug a wide ditch， with six-foot high earth banks. 　　哈德良长城 　　哈德良长城于公元122年开始修建，用来防御皮克特人的恶意进攻，保卫罗马帝国在不列颠的领土。5世纪初之前，它一直都是罗马帝国最北端的边界线。 　　哈德良长城从北海一直延伸到爱尔兰海（从泰恩河到索尔韦湾），长80罗马里（约为现在的73英里），宽8～10英尺，高15英尺。除城墙之外，罗马人在整个城墙中每隔一罗马里就建有一个名叫里堡的小要塞（能容纳多达60人的驻防部队），形成了一个堡垒网，其间每隔三分之一罗马里还建有一座塔楼。哈德良长城上还建有16座较大的要塞，每座能容纳500～1000名士兵，要塞的大门则都建在了城墙的北墙上。在城墙的南面，罗马人还挖了一条很宽的壕沟，壕沟两侧的土堤都高达6英尺。 　　Israeli West Bank Barrier 　　The Israeli West Bank barrier is a separation barrier under construction by the State of Israel along and within the West Bank. Upon completion， the barrier’s total length will be approximately 700 kilometers. The barrier is built mainly in the West Bank and partly along the 1949 Armistice line， or “Green Line” between Israel and the Palestinian West Bank. According to the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem， 8.5% of the West Bank area is on the Israeli side of the barrier， and 3.4% is on the other side. 　　以色列西岸隔离墙 　　以色列西岸隔离墙是由以色列沿约旦河西岸向内建造的隔离墙。若全部建好，隔离墙全长将有大约七百公里。隔离墙主要建于约旦河西岸之上，有一部分则是沿着以色列和巴勒斯坦西岸的1949停火线（或“绿线”）修建的。按照以色列人权组织以色列占领区人权资料中心的说法，西岸地区有8.5%的地方在以色列隔离墙这边，有3.4%的地方在隔离墙的那边。 　　The Great Wall of China 　　Beginning in the 7th centur