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大连理工大学出版社 大连理工大学出版社 Unit1 The Great Wall 新世纪高职高专 旅游与酒店管理类课程规划教材 大连理工大学出版社 Contents 1 2 3 4 5 Lead-in Text Exercises Reading Skill Related Information 大连理工大学出版社 Lead-in Have you been to the Great Wall? Do you know anything about it? When was it built? How long does it extend? How was it built by ancient Chinese people? Discuss these questions with your partner. 大连理工大学出版社 Text The Great Wall The Great Wall, a landmark of the earth, symbolizing China’s ancient civilization, has been the longest structure ever built. Like a gigantic dragon’s body, the mysterious wall snakes its way from the Yalu River in the east to the Jiayuguan in the west, passing through provinces, autonomous regions and cities of Liaoning, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia and Gansu, extending 6,700 kilometers, binding North China together. It is unique in design as well as length. Never has anyone built a monument that matches the form, scope, and dimension of the Great Wall in the ancient or modern times. It is a great creation of ancient Chinese people and is considered as one of the greatest wonders in the world. 大连理工大学出版社 Text The construction of the wall first began during the Warring States Period of the Zhou Dynasty in the fifth century BC. At that time, there were many kingdoms under the Zhou Dynasty. Each kingdom built its own wall around its territory for self-protection. As the Zhou Dynasty was declining, different kingdoms fought against each other for their own interests. They built fortresses and beacon towers in order to prevent attacks from the invaders. In fact, it did not become the “Great” wall until the emperor, Qin Shihuang, in the Qin Dynasty, succeeded in his effort to have the walls joined together to fend off the invasions from the Hans in the north after he conquered all the other six ducal states and became the first emperor of a unified China in the third century BC. He ordered his general