The Great Wall
“One who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man”. It is known to all that The Great Wall is the great miracle, created by the working people in ancient, and The Great Wall also is the evidence of Chinese long history. With the Tiananmen Square, and Terracotta Warriors, it is as a symbol of China. What’s more, it is also known as "the Great Wall" due to the length. The Great Wall was built in brick and stone. With no doubt, It is recorded that the emperor used nearly one million workers, accounting for the country's population of 1 / 20, to build the Great Wall, and there was no any mechanics, so all the wall has to rely on human labor. And moreover, the working environment is so terrible that it is hard work for every worker. High Mountain and the cliffs are around the wall which contributes to difficulties.
Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods of China, the princes of States built beacon towers, in order to defend against the invasion of other countries, and the walls were connected together to form the first Great Wall. From now on, most of emperors continue to pay attention to the reinforcement to resist invasion by alien tribes. We never fail to notice that The Great Wall near the Jiayu pass and Shan Haiguan is the first pass along the Great Wall. There you can see the beginning of the Great Wall, which rises right over the coast. The total length of the Great Wall is 8851.8 km, and the length of artificial walls of which is6259.6 km, and trenches and natural insurance length of which is 2592.2 km.
The Great Wall is one of the wonders of the world. Maybe everyone has long dreamed about paying a visit to the Great Wall. If you want to learn the culture of China, please come to The Great Wall!