八达岭长城的英文导游词
In the north of China, there lies a 6, 700-kilometer-long (4, 161-mile-long) ancient wall.
Now well-known as the Great Wall of China, it starts at the Jiayuguan Pass of Gansu
Province in the west and ends at the Shanhaiguan Pass of Hebei Province in the east. As
one of the Eight Wonders in the world, the Great Wall of China has become the symbol
of the Chinese nation and its culture.
Lots of beautiful legends and stories about the Great Wall took place following along the
construction, and since that time these stories have spread around the country. Those that
happened during construction are abundant,
such as Meng Jiangnu‘s story and the legend
of the Jiayuguan Pass. Meng Jiangnu‘s story is the most famous and widely spread of all
the legends about the Great Wall. The story happened during the Qin Dynasty (221BC-
206BC). It tells of how Meng Jiangnu‘s bitter weeping made a section of the Great Wall
collapse. Meng Jiangnu‘s husband Fan Qiliang was caught by federal officials and sent to
build the Great Wall. Meng Jiangnu heard nothing from him after his departure, so she
set out to look for him. Unfortunately, by the time she reached the great wall, she
discovered that her husband had already died. Hearing the bad news, she cried her heart
out. Her howl caused the collapse of a part of the Great Wall. This story indicates that the
Great Wall is the production of tens of thousands of Chinese commoners.
Another legend about the Jiayuguan Pass tells of a workman named Yi Kaizhan in the
Ming Dynasty (1368BC-1644BC) who was proficient in arithmetic. He calculated that it
would need 99, 999 bricks to build the Jiayuguan Pass. The supervisor did not believe
him and said if they miscalculated by even one brick, then all the workmen would be
punished to do hard work for three years. After the completion of the project, one brick
was left behind the Xiwong city gate. The supervisor was happy at the sight of the brick
and ready to punish them. However Yi Kaizhan said with deliberation that the brick was
put there by a supernatural being to fix the wall. A tiny move would cause the collapse of
the wall. Therefore the brick was kept there and never moved. It can still be found there
today on the tower of the Jiayuguan Pass.
八达岭长城的英文导游词
In the north of China, there lies a 6, 700-kilometer-long (4, 161-mile-long) ancient wall.
Now well-known as the Great Wall of China, it starts at the Jiayuguan Pass of Gansu
Province in the west and ends at the Shanhaiguan Pass of Hebei Province in the east. As
one of the Eight Wonders in the world, the Great Wall of China has become the symbol
of the Chinese nation and its culture.
Lots of beautiful legends and stories about the Great Wall took place following along the
construction, and since that time these stories have spread around the country. Those that
happened during construction are abundant,
such as Meng Jiangnu‘s story and the legend
of the Jiayuguan Pass. Meng Jiangnu‘s story is the most famous and widely spread of all
the legends about the Great Wall. The story happened during the Qin Dynasty (221BC-
206BC). It tells of how Meng Jiangnu‘s bitter weeping made a section of the Great Wall
collapse. Meng Jiangnu‘s husband Fan Qiliang was caught by federal officials and sent to
build the Great Wall. Meng Jiangnu heard nothing from him after his departure, so she
set out to look for him. Unfortunately, by the time she reached the great wall, she
discovered that her husband had already died. Hearing the bad news, she cried her heart
out. Her howl caused the collapse of a part of the Great Wall. This story indicates that the
Great Wall is the production of tens of thousands of Chinese commoners.
Another legend about the Jiayuguan Pass tells of a workman named Yi Kaizhan in the
Ming Dynasty (1368BC-1644BC) who was proficient in arithmetic. He calculated that it
would need 99, 999 bricks to build the Jiayuguan Pass. The supervisor did not believe
him and said if they miscalculated by even one brick, then all the workmen would be
punished to do hard work for three years. After the completion of the project, one brick
was left behind the Xiwong city gate. The supervisor was happy at the sight of the brick
and ready to punish them. However Yi Kaizhan said with deliberation that the brick was
put there by a supernatural being to fix the wall. A tiny move would cause the collapse of
the wall. Therefore the brick was kept there and never moved. It can still be found there
today on the tower of the Jiayuguan Pass.