By John Huang
The Great Wall of China is the one of two things that can be seen in space that is man made. From an orbit from 160 -310 kilometers, it is visible to the naked eye. It was back in the 7th century, B.C. when millions of people died trying to build the great wall. Guard stations, watch towers and signal towers were built evenly apart. The towers looked like old Temples.
The Great Wall is 1500 miles long. For many years no one thought anyone can walk the Great Wall. While I was walking on part of the Great Wall it felt just like concrete, hard and bumpy. The stairs were 6in.-10in high and it was a challenge to climb it for me. The Great Wall is made out of wood, earth, stone, and brick. It is 25 feet in height and 15 – 30 feet thick at the bottom.
The stones were a silver color but now they are fading and they look like concrete. Also 27 miles of the Great Wall may disappear in the next 20 years, because the wall isn’t that strong anymore and it may break apart. I walked to an end at one point and I could see the Great Wall broken apart into at least five pieces . Also the Great Wall is divided into many different sections.
Whose idea was it to build theGreat Wall?
Qin Shi Huang undertook many big projects including the Great Wall of China. The emperors in the time of the Great Wall were Qi, Yan, Wei and Zhao.
I am glad you got to go on the Great Wall before it falls apart. You have a lot of interesting and specific details that I never knew! Will's Mom
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