The Great Wall萬里長(zhǎng)城

The Great Wall is the world’s longest man-made structure（建筑物）. It looks like a giant（巨大的） dragon. How long is the “dragon”？ It is 21，196.18 kilometers long.

People built the Great Wall in many different time. The oldest part is more than 2，000 years old. It was very difficult to build such a great wall without any modern machines. It’s a miracle（奇跡） created（創(chuàng)造） by the working people in ancient（古代的） China.

In the past， the Great Wall was used to prevent（阻止） the invasion（入侵） of the enemy（敵人）. Today， it has become a popular tourist attraction（旅游景點(diǎn)） all over the world.

Today， the main part of the Great Wall is from the Ming Dynasty（明代，1368-1644）. It starts from the Jiayu Pass（嘉峪關(guān)） in Gansu province（?。?and ends in Hushan（虎山）， Liaoning province.

There is a great saying， “One who fails to reach the Great Wall is not a hero（不到長(zhǎng)城非好漢）.” I hope that when you have time， you can visit the Great Wall and enjoy the beautiful scenery（風(fēng)景） there.

It is about 19，950 kilometers from the North Pole to the South Pole. The Great Wall is long enough to connect the two poles of Earth.

Match the answers to the questions：

Where is the Great Wall？          It is over 2，000 years old.

How long is the Great Wall？         It is in northern China.

How old is the oldest part of the Great Wall？         It is 21，196.18 kilometers.

長(zhǎng)城并非只是一道城墻，它還包括了各種防御工事，如關(guān)隘、城堡、烽火臺(tái)等。（剩余11字）