The Great Wall of China is called the "Ten thousand Ii Great Wall" in In fact, it' s more than 6 000 kilometres It winds its way from west to east, across deserts, over mountains, through valleys till at last it reaches the

During the Warring States Period, more walls were put up to defend the borders of the different

To keep the enemy out of his empire, Emperor Qin Shi Huang had all the walls joined Thus, the Great Wall came into

All the work was done by Thousands of men died and were buried under the wall they The Great Wall was made not only of stone and earth, but of the flesh and blood of millions of

Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest not only to the Chinese but to people from all over the Many of them have come to know the famous Chinese saying: "He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true "