关于长城的英语作文范文
【篇一】关于长城的英语作文范文
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 of more than 2000 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 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.
【篇二】关于长城的英语作文范文
The Great Wall of China is called the "Ten thousand Ii Great Wall" in Chinese. In fact, it' s more than 6 000 kilometres long. It winds its way from west to east, across deserts, over mountains, through valleys till at last it reaches the sea.
It is one of the wonders of the world.
The Great Wall has a history of over twenty centuries. The first part of it was built during the Spring and Autumn Period.
During the Warring States Period, more walls were put up to defend the borders of the different kingdoms.
It was during the Qin Dynasty that the kingdom of Qin united the dif ferent parts into one empire.
To keep the enemy out of his empire, Emperor Qin Shi Huang had all the walls joined up. Thus, the Great Wall came into being.
The Great Wall is wide enough at the top for five horses or ten men to walk side by side.
Along the wall are watchtowers, where soldiers used to keep watch.
Fires were lit on the the towers as a warning when the enemy came.
It was very difficult to build such a wall in the ancient days without any modern machines.
All the work was done by hand. Thousands of men died and were buried under the wall they built. The Great Wall was made not only of stone and earth, but of the flesh and blood of millions of men.
Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest not only to the Chinese but to people from all over the world. Many of them have come to know the famous Chinese saying: "He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man."
【篇三】关于长城的英语作文范文
What impresses me most in Beijing is the Great Wall which is one of the greatest projects in the world.
It's not only the cultural heritage, but also a symbol of China. "It's glorious." I think. It looks like a big dragon running across the mountainous area. It starts Shanhaiguan in the east to Jiayuguan in the west.
It's so long that nobody can walk from the beginning to the end.
It was firstly built in Qin Dynasty and prolonged in Ming and Qing dynasties.
It was used to protect the enemies from invading in the past, but now it has become the place of interest which attracts so many tourists both at home and abroad.
When I was standing on the top of the Great Wall, I felt as if I were in ancient days.
I could see many laborers working very hard. How could they finish this extremely difficult task by hand?
