大二英语课之介绍长城.ppt

Great Wall The Great Wall is a treasure of Chinese civilization, is one of the worlds cultural heritage Just like a dragon hovering in the rolling mountains As one of the Eight Wonders in the world, the Great Wall of China has become the symbol of the Chinese nation and its culture. Lots of beautiful legends and stories about the Great Wall took place following along the construction, and since that time these stories have spread around the country. Those that happened during construction are abundant, such as Meng Jiangnvs story . Meng Jiangnus story is the most famous and widely spread of all the legends about the Great Wall. The story happened during the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC). Positive meaning Defense Xiongnu * * 约旦佩特拉古城 Ruins of Petra in Jordan 里约热内卢基督像 Cristo Redentor 古罗马斗兽场 The ancient Colosseum 奇琴伊察玛雅城邦遗址 Itza Maya city-state ruins 印度泰姬陵 Qin Ji hills 埃及金字塔 The Pyramids of Egypt 万里长城 The Great Wall 世界八大奇迹 The Worlds Eight Wonders The Terracotta Army 兵马俑 世界文化遗产——长城（The Great Wall） The world cultural heritage contents Brief Description History?of Great Wall Great Wall Uses Characteristics Legends about the Great Wall Compared Great Wall with other walls Brief Description The Great Wall of China?is an immensely long man-made wall that was built to keep out invaders. It spans ten provinces and its total length is 6,700 km (3,948 miles). The Great Wall extends from ShanHaiGuan (the Old Dragon Head), a seaport along the coast of BoHai, in the east (near BeiDaiHe resort) to JiaYuGuan Pass in GanSu Province in the west. Like a giant dragon, the Great Wall of China winds its way across grasslands, deserts and mountains. The great wall history can be traced to the western zhou dynasty . History?of Great Wall It began as independent walls for different states when it was first built, and did not become the Great wall until the Qin Dynasty. Emperor Qin Shihuang 220–206 B.C. succeeded in his effort to have the walls joined together to defend