世界上最美麗的十個地方（九）中國長城

　　Great Wall of China, China

　　One of the seven wonders of the world, the Great Wall of China is a man-made structure that was constructed over two thousand years ago and took about 100 years to complete. The vastness of this project brings to light the immense capabilities of man.

　　中國 長城

　　作為世界的七大奇跡之一，中國的長城是人造的建筑，建于2000年以前，耗時100多年才竣工。這一工程規(guī)模的巨大讓人相信人類力量的偉大。

　　The constructions started in the 5th Century B.C. It is actually many walls put together and stretches over 4,000 miles and was constructed to protect the Chinese Empire from the Xiongnu people in the north. The wall was initially built of stone, grass, earth and wood, but bricks were used once the production started. It is believed that about 2-3 million Chinese died as part of this project.

　　該建筑始于公元前五世紀(jì)。實(shí)際上，長城是由許多的墻組成的一個整體，延綿4000多余里。建造長城是為了防止北方匈奴對帝國的騷擾。開始時，城墻是由石頭、牧草、泥土、木頭建造的，而磚塊是從一開始就用上了。人們相信，大約兩到三百萬人建造這一工程中死去。