1、关于长城的英语作文篇一：长城英语The Great Wall runs across North China like a huge dragon, It winds its way from west to east, across deserts, over mountains, through valleys till at last it reaches the sea. It's the longest wall on the earth, also one of the wonders in the world. The Great Wall has a history o
2、f more than 2022 years. The first part was built during the Spring and Autumn Period. All the walls were joined up in Qin Dynasty.All tile work was done by hand. Thousands of people died while building the wall.Thus the Great Wall came into existence.Since then, it has been rebuilt and repaired many
3、 times. Now the Great Wall,the admiration of the world, has taken on a new look. It's visited by large numbers of people from all parts'of the'country and the world.The Great Wall of China, also known in China as the Great Wall of 10,000, is an ancient Chinese fortification built from th
4、e end of the 14th century until the beginning of the 17th century, during the Ming Dynasty, in order to protectChina from raids by the Mongols and Turkic tribes. It was preceded by several walls built since the 3rd century BC against the raids of nomadic tribes coming from areas now in modern day Mo
5、ngolia and Manchuria.The Wall stretches over a formidable 6,350 km (3,946 miles), from Shanhai Pass on the Bohai Gulf in the east, at the limit between China proper and Manchuria, to Lop Nur in the southeastern portion of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.The first major wall was built during the rei
6、gn of the First Emperor, the main emperor of the short-lived Qin dynasty. This wall was not constructed as a single endeavor, but rather was created by the joining of several regional walls built by the Warring States. It was located much further north than the current Great Wall, and very little re
7、mains of it. A defensive wall on the northern border was built and maintained by several dynasties at different times in Chinese history. The Great Wall that can still be seen today was built during the Ming Dynasty, on a much larger scale and with longer lasting materials (solid stone used for the
8、sides and the top of the Wall) than any wall that had been built before. The primary purpose of the wall was not to keep out people, who could scale the wall, but to insure that semi-nomadic people on the outside of the wall could not cross with their horses or return easily with stolen propertyThe
9、Great Wall, symbolizing China's ancient civilization, is one of the most famous sight in the World Hertige List.Also it was a wonder in architecture history. It is a distance of 75 kilometres northwest of Beijing. Its highest point at Badaling is some 800 metres above sea level.Construction of t
10、he Wall first began during the period of the Warring States (476 - 221 BC). Formerly, walls were built at strategic points by different kingdoms to protect their northern territories. In 221 BC after the first Emperor of the Qin Dynasty unified China, he decided to have the walls linked up and exten
11、ded.Great wall of China was an ancient gigantic defensive project. It is one of the largest construction projects ever completed. Great Wall of China is one of the greatest wonders of the world. It winds its way westward over the vast territory of China from the bank of the Yalu River and ends at th
12、e foot of snow-covered Qilianshan and Tianshan mountains. It is seldom that we see such a gigantic project in China or elsewhere in the world. The Chinese call it the Wall of 10,000 li. Its size is better seen on a map or from an aerial photograph. According to astronauts who looked back from the mo
13、on, of all projects built by man, the Great Wall of China is the most conspicuous seen in space.Today, the Great wall has lost its strategic importance and has become a world-renowned tourist attraction. The laboring people of different dynasties demonstrated their intelligence and wisdom while buil
14、ding this great project. They left behind a precious heritage deserving our everlasting care. Badaling section, Juyong pass and Cloud Terrace were listed as important historical monuments under special preservation by the Chinese government in 1961. The Great Wall was listed by UNESCO in 1987 as one
15、 of the world heritages.As we all know, the Great Wall is a great building, I am proud of the Great Wall.First, the Great Wall two thousand years of history; It is located in northern China. East from Shanhaiguan, west to Jiayuguan, total length of 8851.8 km. Second, the Great Wall is China's an
16、cient people created one of the great miracles on behalf of China's long history.Third, in the past, the Great Wall was built to withstand enemy attack on the; Today, the Great Wall has become a popular tourist attraction, which every year attracts many tourists from around the world.The Great Wall( really Badaling Great Wall) is one of the wonders of the world. It runs across the northern part of China. It is 6700 kilometres long and 4-5 meters wides
