长城演示文稿英语课制作.ppt

The Great Wall Members：张俊杰 王子巍 蒋洋伟（汽服1102班） Brief Introduction of the Great Wall To the northwest and north of Beijing, a huge, serrated(锯齿状的)wall zigzags(使曲折盘旋) it‘s way to the east and west along the undulating(波状的) mountains. This is the Great Wall, which is said to be visible from the moon. The Great Wall is one of the greatest wonders in the world that created by human beings! A map of the Great Wall This map shows the Great Wall running from Jiayu Pass of Gansu Province to Shanhai Pass of Hebei Province. Representative sections of the Great Wall built in Ming times are situated near Shanhai Pass, Gubeikou and Juyong Pass. The Great Wall in Four Seasons The history of the Great Wall Construction of the Great Wall started in the 7th century B.C. The vassal(诸侯) states under the Zhou Dynasty in the northern parts of the country each built their own walls for defense purposes. After the state of Qin unified(统一) China in 221 B.C., it joined the walls to hold off the invaders from the Xiongnu(匈奴) tribes in the north and extended them to more than 10,000 li or 5,000 kilometers. This is the origin of the name Of the 10,000-li Great Wall. The history of the Great Wall The Great Wall was renovated(革新) from time to time after the Qin Dynasty. A major renovation started with the founding of the Ming Dynasty in 1368, and took 200 years to complete. The wall we see today is almost exactly the result of this effort. With a total length of over 6,000 kilometers, it extends to the jiayu Pass in Gansu Province in the west and to the mouth of the Yalu River in Liaoning Province in the east. What lies north of Beijing is only a small section of it. Badaling Section The Badaling section of the Great Wall snaking along the mountains northwest of Beijing was built at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty in the 14th century. Being 7.8 meters high and 5.8 meters wide at the top on the average, it has battle forts at important points, including the corners. Mutianyu Section The