The Great Wall of China is an amazing structure! It is an important part of Chinese history. It was made of many strong building materials, and is of enormous size. Many things were lost during and after the construction of the wall. These included people and parts of the wall.
The Great Wall of China was built to keep intruders out of China. It was constructed during the Ming dynasty and the reign of emperor Qin Shi Huang (co-chang-she-wan). The Chinese discontinued building the wall, and intruders soon found out they could go around it into China. The Chinese saw that the wall was impossible to finish because China is a big country, so they abandoned it.
In around the 7th century, BC the Great wall was being constructed. It was made out of stone, brick, dirt, tamped earth, and wood. Did you know that the Great Wall of China is 5,500 miles long? It is 15 to 30 feet wide at the base and 16 to 26 feet tall! It took 276 years to manufacture. Soldiers, prisoners, slaves, farmers and other civilians helped build the wall. The Chinese built watch towers on the top, and made a path wide enough for troops or wagons to travel on top. However, all this construction came at terrible price.
Lots of people were lost before and after they abandoned The Great Wall of China. Chinese workers were drafted against their will to work on the wall. It is said that at least one person died for every foot that was built. At least 3,000,000 people died. Some of the great wall has disappeared because people have taken pieces from it to use on their own creations. The great age of the wall has caused disintegration because of weather. War also helped destroy the wall.
The Chinese risked their lives and built the Great Wall of China to save their country and emperors. Even though lots of people died and intruders still got around the wall and into the city the Chinese still stayed loyal to their country because of the great emperor Qin Shi Huang who had the vision to unify his country.
In around the 7th century, BC the Great wall was being constructed. It was made out of stone, brick, dirt, tamped earth, and wood. Did you know that the Great Wall of China is 5,500 miles long? It is 15 to 30 feet wide at the base and 16 to 26 feet tall! It took 276 years to manufacture. Soldiers, prisoners, slaves, farmers and other civilians helped build the wall. The Chinese built watch towers on the top, and made a path wide enough for troops or wagons to travel on top. However, all this construction came at terrible price.
The Chinese risked their lives and built the Great Wall of China to save their country and emperors. Even though lots of people died and intruders still got around the wall and into the city the Chinese still stayed loyal to their country because of the great emperor Qin Shi Huang who had the vision to unify his country.
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