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Goodmorning,LadiesandGentlemen:

TodaywearegoingtovisittheGreatWall.TheGreatWall,symbolizingChina’sancientcivilization.Isoneoftheworld’smostrenownedprojects.Itisthelongestdefensivewallintheworld.In1987,UNESCOputtheGreatWallonthelistofworldculturalheritage.

ConstructionofGreatWallstartedfromseventhcenturyBC.ItbeganfromtheSpring-AutumnandWarringStatesPeriods.AtthattimethereweremanykingdomsundertheZhouDynasty.Eachkingdombuiltitsownwallarounditsterritoryforself-protection.TheearliestGreatWallemergedintheChinesehistorywasthewallofQiandChu.In221BC,emperorQingshihuangdefeatedtheothersixkingdomsandunifiedChina.Heorderedtolinkuptheseparatedwallsandextendedthem.ItstartedfromLinTaointhewesttoLiaoKongintheeast.Formeda7000kilometerslongwall.ThisbecamethefirstclimaxofbuildingtheGreatWallinChinesehistory.

ThesecondclimaxofconstructionontheGreatWallisHanDynasty.Forincreasingstrategicdefenseandforprotectingthenewlyopenedsilkroads.The20thousandLiHanGreatWallwadconstructed.ItcanfromxinjianginthewesttoLiaoDongintheeastandbecamethelongestGreatWallinChinesehistory.HandynastyperiodwasthesecondclimaxofconstructiontheGreatWall.

IntheMingDynastyfromthefirstEmperorZhuYuanzhang,agreatnumberofdefensivesoldiersweredispatchedtothenorthernbordertorebuildthewall.TheGreatWallintheMingDynastyhadbeenconsolidated,countlessfortresses,watchtowers.beacontowershadbeenbuilt.Itstartedfromhushan(tigerhill)atthebankofYaluriver.DandongLiaoNingprovincetoJiaYuGuanpass,Gansuprovinceinthewest,totally7000kilometers.ItwentthroughthepresentdayLiaoning,Hebei,Tianjin,Beijing,Shanxi,InnerMongolia,Shaanxi,NingxiaandGansunineprovinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalities.

TheGreatWallisformedbybodyofthewall,strategicpassofthewall,wallplatformandbeacontowersbothinsideandoutsidethewall.Theaverageheightofthewallis7.5meters,theaveragewidthofthebaseis6.5meters,andaveragewidthonthesurfaceisabout6meters.Onthesurfaceofthewall,fivehorsemencanrideabreast10peoplecanstandabreast.Insidethewall,inashortinterval,thereisanarchwaywithstonestepsleadingtothesurfaceofthewall.BeforetheMinggreatwall,therearethreetofourlayersofbricks.Onthetoplayeraresquarebricksfilledupwithlimebetweenthejointsitistoosmoothonthesurfaceofthewallforthewildgrasstogrow.Onthetopsurfaceofthewalltherearetwowallsonbothsides.Theinneroneisparapet,whichisaboutonemeterhigh;theouteroneisanearlytwo-meterhighbattlementswall.Onthebattlementswallarebattlementsandbuttressessuccessively.Oneverybuttress,thereareholesforshootingandobservation.Thereisalsodrainageditchandgargoyles.etc.

ThemainarchitecturalstructuresoftheGreatWallarewatchtowersandplatforms.Watchtowerscanbedirectlyusedtoshoottheenemieswhoareclimbingupthewall,andtheycanalsobeusedtostoreweaponsandaccommodatesoldiersforthenight.Generallyspeaking,thewatchtowersaretwostorieshigh:someareeventhreestorieshigh.Onallsidesoftheoutersectionofthewatchtower,therearefourwindows.Thetopstoryhasroomsforhousingsoldiers.Platformsarebuiltonthesurfaceofthewall,theyarewideenoughforsoldierstotrainandstandguard.

Abeacontowerisalsocalledapileoffire,beaconfireorwolfdungtower.Beacontowersareusuallybuiltonthesummitofmountainsorattheturnofmountains.MostofthemareindependentarchitecturesseparatefromtheGreatWall.Theyareusedforsendingoutmilitaryinformation.Oncetheenemycametoattack,bonfireswerelittosendmessages.Smokewasmadeduringdaytimeandfireatnight.

TheroadwearedrivingoniscalledGuangouValley.Over800yearsagoitusedtobeoneofthefamous‘EightViewofYanjing’withlushgreenerytreesandplants.Nowyoucanseethepasstower-theJuyongPass.ItsnameoriginatedfromtheQinDynastywhenprisonersweretransferredherefromthewar.Abovethegatethereisaplague,whichreads:’thefirstMagnificentPassunderHeaven’.Alongthe20-kilometer-longvalleytherearefourpasses.FromsouthtonorthweretheXiaguan,Juyongpass,ShangguanandBadalingPass.becausethosepassesaresituatedbetweenhighmountainswithonlyoneroadleadingtoBeijing,ithasgreatmilitarysignificance.

InthecenteroftheJuyongPass,thereisamassivemarbleterracecalled‘TheCloudTerrace’whichwasbuiltintheYuanDynastyin1345.thecloudterracecoversandareaof310squaremeters.ItusedtobecalledCrossingStreetDagoba.Undertheterraceisthegateway.Itisahalf-hexagonalarchstructurecarvedwiththeimagesoflions,elephants,fabulousanimals,goldenwingbirdsinbas-relief,representingfiveanimalsforBuddhatoride.TheinnerroofofthearchiscoveredwithmandalapatternsandBuddhaimagessurroundedbyflowers,2.215piecesintotal,allfreeexamplesofYuanDynastycraftsmanship.TherearealsoBuddhistscripturesinscribedinsixdifferentnationallanguages.

Badalingisthebest-preservedpartoftheGreatWall,andis75kilometersnorthwestofBeijing,thispartoftheGreatWallwasrebuiltintheMingDynasty.ItwasbuiltalongtheJunduMountainandGuangouValley.NowweareapproachingtheJunduMountain.Ontherightside,wecanseetherailway.That’stherailwayfromBeijingtoZhangjiakou.ThisisthefirstrailwaylineinChinadesignedandpresidedoverbytheChineseengineerZhanTianyou.Thispartoftherailwaywasbuiltonasteepmountainslope,sotheconstructionprocesswasextremelydifficult.

NowwehavearrivedatBadaling.BadainChinesemeansconvenienttransportationtoalldirections,soitusedtobethemostimportantplaceinthedefenseofBeijing.

BadalingissituatedattheverytopofthemountaintothenorthofGuangouValley.Thereisanarrowpathleadingtothetopofthetwoprecipitousmountains.TheBadalingGreatWallisbuiltinbetweentwomountainsandwasconstructedtobeacommunicationscenter.

BadalingGreatWallisformedwiththebodyofthewall,thestrategicpassofthewallwatchtower,floodwaterdrainage,thewallplatformandwithbeacontowersbothinsideandoutsidethewall.Thissectionofthewallis12kilometerslong,with24watchtowersand4wallplatformsitisthebestconstructed,mosttypicalandconsolidatedsectionoftheWall.

OutertownofJuyonistheinscriptionwrittenontheeastgateofBadalinginthe18thyearofJiajing(1539),whichmeanstherewasanothertownoutsideJuyongPass,GreatWallKeytothenorthgate’isaninscriptionwrittenonthewestgateofBadalinginthe10thyearofWanli(1582).TheallusionhassomethingtodowithafamousKouZhun.ItissaidthatanenvoyofthestateofLiaopassedbyDamingofSongDynasty.Hecouldn’tfigureitoutwhyKouZhun(SongDynastyprimeminister)wasthere.KouZhunsaid’thereisnothingtodointhecourtbutIhavetobehere.’Solateronpeoplecalledthekeytothenorthgateandimportanttowninthenorth.BadalingislikeakeytothegateofBeijing.Oncethekeyisunlocked,thegateofBeijingisopen.EastofBadalinglaysabigrockcalledLooking-TowardBeijingRock.itissaidthatEmpressDowagerCixipassedhereonherwayfleeingtothenorthastheAlliedForcesofEightPowerswereadvancingonBeijingin1900.

Look!Therearesomewatchtowersinfrontofus.Let’stakeaphotohereformemory.

Nowweallhavemadeitandwehaveallbecomerealmenandheroes!

InthenorthofChina，thereliesa6，700-kilometer-long(4，161-mile-long)ancientwall.Nowwell-knownastheGreatWallofChina，itstartsattheJiayuguanPassofGansuProvinceinthewestandendsattheShanhaiguanPassofHebeiProvinceintheeast.AsoneoftheEightWondersintheworld，theGreatWallofChinahasbecomethesymboloftheChinesenationanditsculture.

LotsofbeautifullegendsandstoriesabouttheGreatWalltookplacefollowingalongtheconstruction，andsincethattimethesestorieshavespreadaroundthecountry.Thosethathappenedduringconstructionareabundant，suchasMengJiangnu‘sstoryandthelegendoftheJiayuguanPass.MengJiangnu‘sstoryisthemostfamousandwidelyspreadofallthelegendsabouttheGreatWall.ThestoryhappenedduringtheQinDynasty(221BC-206BC).IttellsofhowMengJiangnu‘sbitterweepingmadeasectionoftheGreatWallcollapse.MengJiangnu‘shusbandFanQiliangwascaughtbyfederalofficialsandsenttobuildtheGreatWall.MengJiangnuheardnothingfromhimafterhisdeparture，soshesetouttolookforhim.Unfortunately，bythetimeshereachedthegreatwall，shediscoveredthatherhusbandhadalreadydied.Hearingthebadnews，shecriedherheartout.HerhowlcausedthecollapseofapartoftheGreatWall.ThisstoryindicatesthattheGreatWallistheproductionoftensofthousandsofChinesecommoners.

AnotherlegendabouttheJiayuguanPasstellsofaworkmannamedYiKaizhanintheMingDynasty(1368BC-1644BC)whowasproficientinarithmetic.Hecalculatedthatitwouldneed99，999brickstobuildtheJiayuguanPass.Thesupervisordidnotbelievehimandsaidiftheymiscalculatedbyevenonebrick，thenalltheworkmenwouldbepunishedtodohardworkforthreeyears.Afterthecompletionoftheproject，onebrickwasleftbehindtheXiwongcitygate.Thesupervisorwashappyatthesightofthebrickandreadytopunishthem.HoweverYiKaizhansaidwithdeliberationthatthebrickwasputtherebyasupernaturalbeingtofixthewall.Atinymovewouldcausethecollapseofthewall.Thereforethebrickwaskeptthereandnevermoved.ItcanstillbefoundtheretodayonthetoweroftheJiayuguanPass.

Inadditiontotheabove-mentionedstoriesabouttheconstructionoftheGreatWall，therearealsoplentyofstoriesaboutcurrentscenicspots.AfamousoneisthelegendoftheBeaconTower.ThisstoryhappenedduringtheWesternZhouDynasty(11thcenturyBC-711BC).KingYouhadaqueennamedBaoSi，whowasverypretty.KingYoulikedherverymuch，howeverBaoSineversmiled.AnofficialgaveasuggestionthatsettingthebeacontoweronfirewouldfrightentheKing‘ssubjects，andmightmakethequeensmile.KingYoulikedtheidea.ThesubjectswerefooledandBaoSismiledatthesightofthechaos.LaterenemiesinvadedWesternZhou，KingYousetthebeacontoweronfiretoaskforhelp.Nosubjectscametohelpbecausetheyhadbeenfooledoncebefore.Thus，KingZhouwaskilledbytheenemyandWesternZhoucametoanend.

BeautifulstoriesandlegendsabouttheGreatWallhelptokeepaliveChinesehistoryandculture.IneachdynastyafterthebuildingoftheGreatWall，manymorestorieswerecreatedandspread