Unit 7 Cultural Relics

The Great Wall of China The Great Wall, the symbol of the Chinese nation, stretches 6,350 kilometers from Shanhaiguan Pass on the east coast to Jiayuguan Pass in the Gobi Desert. Construction of the Wall first began during the period of the Warring States (476 - 221 BC).

The Great Wall of China In 221 BC Emperor Qin Shihuang decided to have the walls linked up and extended. Historical records show that about 1 million people, one-fifth of China's population at the time, took part in the project which lasted more than ten years. When it was finished we call it "Wan Li Chang Cheng" which means "Ten Thousand-Li-Long Wall".

Pyramids, Egypt Located on the west bank of the Nile River, the pyramids rank as some of the best-known monuments in the world. The ancient Egyptians built the pyramids to serve as royal tombs. Built without the use of modern machines around 2650 BC, the Great Pyramid is 137 metres high.

Stonehenge , England Stonehenge, a circle of large standing stones near Salisbury, England, was probably built in three stages between about 3000 and 1000 BC. The function of the monument remains unknown: once believed to be a temple, Stonehenge is now often thought to have been either a temple for sun worshipers or a type of astronomical clock or calendar.

What is being done to protect it? Name of the site Why is it important? What is being done to protect it? 1 Visitors are not allowed to go inside the house. Instead, they can walk around the house and looked at the park behind the house. There is also a small museum, where visitors can look at pictures of the inside of the house. The Winter Palace This site is important because it tells us about how people lived in the past.

What is being done to protect it? Name of the site Why is it important? What is being done to protect it? 2 The temple is an important part of our history; many important things happened here, and many poems have been written about the temple. We are trying to save the temple by building a wall between the lake and the temple. We will also move some of the things in the temple to the new museum that is being built between the mountain and the village. The Sunshine Temple

What is being done to protect it? Name of the site Why is it important? What is being done to protect it? 3 We are trying to limit the number of cars on the mountain and we try to use more buses. The mountain is an important part of China’s history and many important people have been here. Mount Lu Shan