The Great Wall of China
Ryan Yu, Group 1: Non-Fiction, Yew Chung International School, Hong Kong
i, I’m going to take you to the Great Wall of China. You will see a long, big wall and perhaps you
may need 12 days to walk along it.
The Great Wall of China was mainly made of stone, bricks and wood. The Great Wall runs along
the top part of China, in an east to west direction. The wall was built in many different sections, and
only later were they joined all together. The workers had a very difficult time when building the wall. They had
to carry up all of the building materials on their back. Sometimes, some animals like Donkeys, Mules and Goats
were used to help.
The Great Wall was first built between 220-206 BC under the direction of the first Emperor of China, Qin
Shi Huang. It took many many years to complete.
There were many people who helped to build the wall, but the main three groups were the soldiers, the
common people and the criminals.
The Great Wall can be visited at many places along its length of several thousand kilometres. The Great
Wall’s total length is approximately 8,851 metres. It is like a big, strong dragon that winds itself over the
mountain, across the deserts. It is between 6 and 7 metres tall. Its width is between 4 and 5 meters. Qin Shi
Huang used a large number of people to build the Great Wall of China. About 1 in every 20 people across China
was used to help build the wall. There were no machines or anything that was powered by electricity. Workers
used their hands to build this huge wall. Unbelievable, but true.
The Great Wall has the meaning “can’t break” and “strength for the Chinese people”. It was the pride of the
Chinese people, and pride of all of the humans in the world. The Chinese people also knew that the Great Wall
of China would protect the Chinese people in the wars. The Great Wall is the top wonder of the world and
attracts many visitors from many different countries every year.
If you go to the Great Wall, you will need to prepare: a bottle of water, food, a bag and a camera because it
has beautiful sights. You will see many amazing, spectacular, tremendous things.
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