长城中英文介绍.ppt

The Great Wall of ChinaDo you know me!Never has been to the Great Wall, never will be a use for me, I am a girl!Introduction?Perhaps the most recognizable symbol of China and its long and vivid history, the Great Wall of China actually consists of numerous walls and fortifications, many running parallel to each other. ?Originally conceived by Emperor Qin Shi Huang (c. 259-210 .) in the third century . as a means of preventing incursions from barbarian nomads into the Chinese Empire, the wall is one of the most extensive construction projects ?The best-known and best-preserved section of the Great Wall was built in the 14th through 17th centuries ., during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). ?Though the Great Wall never effectively prevented invaders from entering China, it came to function more as a psychological barrier between Chinese civilization and the world, and remains a powerful symbol of the country’s enduring Dynasty Construction?Though the beginning of the Great Wall of China can be traced to the third century ., many of the fortifications included in the wall date from hundreds of years earlier, when China was divided into a number of individual kingdoms during the so-called Warring States Period. ? Around 220 ., Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a unified China, ordered that earlier fortifications between states be removed and a number of existing walls along the northern border be joined into a single system that would extend for more than 10,000 li (a li is about one-third of a mile) and protect China against attacks from the , So happy!