The Great Wall of China

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The Great Wall of China

• By Hiro Hagiwara
• Illustrated by Hiro Hagiwara

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This is a picture taken from the Badaling section
of the Great Wall.
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A map of the Great Wall
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Why the Great wall was built

• The Great wall was built because the Xiongnu
  people were going to invade Hans territory. They
  decided to make a great wall to keep the
  Xiongnus away from them.

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How do you build the Great wall?

• Qin Shi Huang got 500,000 well-known people to
  build part of the great wall.
• In 555 A.D. the Northern Qin Dynasty emperor got
  1,800,000 people to build a little more of the
  wall.
• In year 607 more then a million people were
  ordered to build the rest of the great wall in
  the Sui Dynasty
• People started constructing the Great wall in 700
  B.C.

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How long is the great wall?

• The great wall is over 6,000 kilometers.
• It took 200 years to complete the Great wall of
  China.
• The Great wall of china is so large that it is
  visible from the moon.

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Is there just 1 wall in china?
There are millions and millions of walls in
china.
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Conclusion

• Thank you for listening to Hiro talk about the
  Great wall of china