Where Is the Great Wall ?

1 The Great Wall is in China. The Chinese built the Great wall Thousands of years ago. They wanted to Protect their country from Unfriendly people. First they built small walls around their towns. Then The emperor, Shi Huangdi, Joined the walls and built new parts. He Wanted to make one long wall the Great wall.

2 Shi Huangdi was the first Qin emperor. The name Qin sounds like Chin. The word china. Come from the name Qin Shi Haungdi made Many changes in china He wanted China to be strong and modern But Many Chinese did not like Shi Haungdi. He didn’t care about the people Many people died because of his changes Thousands of men worked on The Great Wall. It was very hard work, Many men got sick and died .Over One million people died to make the wall their bodies are buried in the Wall .some people say the Great Wall is “the wall of Death .’’

3 Other Chinese emperors added to the wall and made it better. The Ming emperors added thousands of tall, strong buildings in the years 1368-1644 Men stayed in the buildings to protect and repair the wall They were called guards. Sometimes more than a million guards worked On the wall .they were born on the wall and grew up there . They married There and died there. Many guards lived on the Great Wall all their lives. Sometimes unfriendly men came to the wall to start problems the Guards made a fire to show they needed help . Guards from other parts of The wall ran along the top of the wall to help them.

4 We don’t know exactly how long the Great Wall is There are many Different parts of the wall, and some parts fell down. The wall is about 4,000 miles (6,400 Kilometers ) long and bout 25 feet (7.6 meters ) high. It is about 15 feet ( 4.6 meters ) wide at the top Buses and care can drive Along it . Today , the Great Wall is the Largest structure in the world . some People say you can see the Great Wall from space . But in 1969, an Astronaut who traveled in space said he did not see any buildings – not Even the Great Wall.