关于长城的英语作文

2013-10-22
关于长城的英语作文

TheGreatWallofChinaisaChinesefortificationbuiltfromthe5thcenturyBCuntilthebeginningofthe17thcentury,inordertoprotectthevariousdynastiesfromraidsbyHunnic,Mongol,Turkic,andothernomadictribescomingfromareasinmodern-dayMongoliaandManchuria.Severalwalls,alsoreferredtoastheGreatWallofChina,werebuiltsincethe5thcenturyBC,themostfamousbeingtheonebuiltbetween220BCand200BCbythefirstEmperorofChina,QinShiHuang;thiswallwaslocatedmuchfurthernorththanthecurrentwallbuiltduringtheMingDynasty,andlittleofitremains.

TheGreatWallofChinawasoriginallyaprojectofQindynastydesignedtokeepoutthenomadicXiongnuinvadersfromthenorth.SomeofthewallwasbuiltduringtheQin,butmostofitthatweseetodaywasconstructedduringtheMingdynasty.

TheGreatWallistheworld'slongestman-madestructure,stretchingoveraformidable6,352km(3,948miles),fromShanhaiPassontheBohaiSeaintheeast,atthelimitbetween"Chinaproper"andManchuria(NortheastChina),toLopNurinthesoutheasternportionofXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion.Alongmostofitsarc,itroughlydelineatestheborderbetweenNorthChinaandInnerMongolia.SeeListoflargestbuildingsintheworld

GreatWallisalltheChinesepride!!!

AChinesesayinggoeslikethat,"youarenotarealherountilyouhaveclimbedtheGreatWall".TheGreatWall,oneofthegreatestwondersoftheworld,wasenlistedintheWorldHeritagein1987.Justlikeagiganticdragon,itwindsupanddownacrossdeserts,grasslands,mountainsandplateausstretchingapproximately6,700kilometersfromeasttowestofChina.Withahistoryofmorethan2000years,somesectionsarenowinruinsorevenentirelydisappeared.However,itisstilloneofthemostappealingattractionsallaroundtheworldowingtoitsarchitecturalgrandeurandhistoricalsignificance.

ThewallwasoriginallybuiltintheSpring/AutumnPeriod,andWarringStatesPeriodasadefensivefortification.Itwentthroughconstantextensionsandrepairsinlaterdynasties.Infact,itbeganasindependentwallsfordifferentstateswhenitwasfirstbuilt,anddidnotbecomethe"Great"walluntiltheQinDynasty.TheFirstEmperorsucceededinhisefforttohavethewallsjoinedtogethertofendofftheinvasionsfromtheHunsinthenorthaftertheunificationofChina.Sincethen,thewallhasservedasamonumentoftheChinesenationthroughouthistory.However,thewallweseetoday,startingfromShanhaiguanPassintheeasttoJiayuguanPassinthewest,wasmostlybuiltduringtheMingDynasty.

Thewalliscomplementedbydefensivefightingstations,towhichwalldefendersmayretreatifoverwhelmed.Eachtowerhasuniqueandrestrictedstairwaysandentriestoconfuseattackers.Barracksandadministrativecentersarelocatedatlargerintervals.Inadditiontotheusualmilitaryweaponsoftheperiod,specializedwalldefenseweaponswereused.

Theconstructionofthewall,drewheavilyonthelocalresourcesforconstructionmaterials,wascarriedoutinlinewiththelocalconditionsunderthemanagementofcontractandresponsibilitysystem.Agreatarmyofmanpower,composedofsoldiers,prisoners,andlocalpeople,builtthewall.TheconstructionresultdemonstratesthemanifestationofthewisdomandtenacityoftheChinesepeople.


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