1. The Great Wall 长城

2. The Great Wall
Was first built more than 2000 years ago and repaired many times in the next dynasties;
Continues to surprise the world how an ancient people could build it without machines and modern technology;
Was an effective defense project in ancient time;
Has grown to be more than 5000 km long;
Has been a symbol of China for thousands of years.

8. The Great Wall - a wonder or a disaster?
The Great wall is called one of the “Seven World Wonders”, but it was such a disaster for people who built it. Thousands of people left home and died because of it.
A folk tale related to the Great Wall,“Mengjiangnv (孟姜女) cried at the Great Wall”, tells of a young woman who finds that her new husband, a worker at the Great Wall, has died. His body can not be found because he is one of the many that died there that day – as occurred most days the during the time the wall was being built. She’s so heartbroken and cried so hard that the Great Wall suddenly collapsed.

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