1. The Great Wall of China The Wall was begun in the 3rd Century B.C. (about 2,300 years ago) It was built to help protect the Chinese from invasion from the north.

2. The Great Wall of China stretches from Korea in the West to the Gobi Desert in the East. (Nearly 4, 500 miles long) Can the Great Wall of China be seen from Outer Space?

3. A Picture from Outer Space

4. The Terracotta Army Built for Emperor Qin Shi Huang probably around 246 B.C.E. They were built to “protect” his tomb Altogether 7,000 warriors, horses and chariots have been discovered

5. Terracotta Army

6. Terracotta Horses