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1、GreatWallofChina,notonlythewallinahugesize安徽怀远第一中学《新课标下高中英语教学中的中国文化习俗渗透研究》课题组编辑整理PicturesofGreatWallGreatWallinSummerGreatWallinWinterGreatWallin SpringandAutumnGreatWallinBeijingTheGreatWall,definitelyoneofthegreatestwondersintheworld,isnotonlywiththelengthofapproxi
2、mately6,700kilometers,butalsowithahistoryofmorethan2000years.HistoryofGreatWallIntheSpringandAutumnPeriod(770BC-476BC),theducalstatesextendedthedefenceworkandbuilt"great"structurestopreventtheattacksfromotherstates.ItwasnotuntiltheQinDynastythattheseparatewalls,const
3、ructedbythestatesofQin,YanandZhaokingdoms,wereconnectedtoformadefensivesystemonthenorthernborderofthecountrybyEmperorQinShiHuang.HistoryofGreatWallFromtheQinDynastyonwards,Xiongnu,anancienttribethatlivedinNorthChina,frequentlyharassedthenorthernborderofthecountry.Dur
4、ingtheHanDynasty,EmperorWu(HanWuDi),sentthreeexpeditionstofightagainsttheXiongnuin127BC,121BCand119BC.TheXiongnuweredrivenintothefarnorthoftheGobi.TomaintainthesafetyoftheHexiCorridor(today'sGansuProvince),theemperororderedtheextensionoftheGreatWallwestwardintotheHex
5、iCorridorandXinjiangregion.TheruinsofthebeacontowersanddebrisoftheHanWallarestilldiscernibleinDunhuang,YumenandYangguan.HistoryofGreatWallThepresentGreatWallinBeijingismainlyremainsfromtheMingDynasty(1368-1644).Duringthisperiod,bricksandgranitewereusedwhentheworkersl
6、aidthefoundationofthewallandsophisticateddesignsandpasseswerebuiltintheplacesofstrategicimportance.Tostrengthenthemilitarycontrolofthenorthernfrontiers,theMingauthoritiesdividedtheGreatWallintoninezonesandplacedeachunderthecontrolofaZhen.TheShanhaiguanPassandtheJiayu
7、guanPassaretwowell-preservedpassesateitherend.HistoryofGreatWallToday,theWallhasbecomeamust-seeforeveryvisitortoChina.Fewcanhelpsaying'Wow!'whentheystandontopofabeacontowerandlookatthisgiantdragon.Forcenturies,thewallservedsucceedingdynastiesasanefficientmilitarydefe
8、nce.RuinsofGreatWallDuetobothofthenaturalcalamityandmankinddestory,nowmostoftheGreatWallisjustruins.GreatWallinShaanxiandShanxiTheG
