长城英文简介-The-Great-Wall-of-China.pptVIP

The Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China is the world’s largest military structure. It was built as a defense to stop invaders from northern areas.The Great Wall is actually a series of walls built and rebuilt by different dynasties over 1,000 years. It has a total length of over 6,000 kilometers. The Chinese measured the wall in “li”. A single li is equivalent to half a kilometer.In Chinese the wall is called “Wan-Li Ch’ang-Ch’eng” which means 10,000-Li Long Wall. The Great Wall runs from Jiayu Pass of Gansu Province in the west to the mouth of the Yalu river in Liaonling Province in the east.What is the Great Wall? During the Zhou Dynasty, Xiongnu tribes frequently attacked northern border states. In the 7th century B.C., the northern states built their own walls for defense purposes. Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of China and is considered the first Great Wall builder. He was a relentless tyrant who’s dynasty eventually fell to peasant uprising.The oldest section of the Great Wall was begun in 221 b.c. The construction linked together the restored ruins of older walls created in the Zhou Dynasty to create a 5000 kilometer (10,000 li) section.This is the origin of the 10,000-li wall name.Qin Dynasty (221 b.c. – 207 b.c.)Who Built The Great Wall? Zhou Dynasty (1045 b.c. – 246 b.c.)First Emperor Qin Shi Huang It is estimated that over 3 million people (70% of China’s population at the time) were involved in the construction of the wall.The Qin Great Wall is constructed out of local materials. The builders used dry-laid stone or used layers of compacted earth. To build with compacted earth the workers first built a 4 inch high frame, then filled it with loose earth, and packed it. Thus, the wall was built one 4-inch layer at a time.Who Built The Great Wall?Qin Dynasty (221 b.c. – 207 b.c.) cont.A section of the Qin Wall built using the tamped-earth process.According to historical records, the Qin Great Wall was built in 10 years or about 25