To the northwest and north of Beijing, a huge, serrated wall zigzags it's way to the east and west along the undulating mountains. This is the Great Wall, which is said to be visible from the moon.
對西北地區和北京北部，壹個巨大的，鋸齒狀壁曲折，它的方式向東、西沿起伏的山脈。這是長城，它是說是從月球上看到的。
Construction of the Great Wall started in the 7th century B.C. The vassal states under the Zhou Dynasty in the northern parts of the country each built their own walls for defence purposes. After the state of Qin unified China in 221 B.C., it joined the walls to hold off the invaders from the Xiongnu tribes in the north and extended them to more than 10,000 li or 5,000 kilometers. This is the origin of the name Of the "10,000-li Great Wall".
長城的建設開始於公元前第七世紀在周朝諸侯國在該國北部地區建立自己的墻壁，用於國防目的。秦國統壹中國後，於公元前221年，它加入了墻壁，把侵略者從匈奴部落在北美和擴展到10000多個鋰或5000公裏。這是名稱由來的“長城””。
The Great Wall was renovated from time to time after the Qin Dynasty. A major renovation started with the founding of the Ming Dynasty in 1368, and took 200 years to complete. The wall we see today is almost exactly the result of this effort. With a total length of over 6,000 kilometers, it extends to the jiayu Pass in Gansu Province in the west and to the mouth of the Yalu River in Liaoning Province in the east. What lies north of Beijing is but a small section of it.
長城是裝修後不時秦朝。壹項重大革新始於明代開國1368，並花了200年時間完成。今天我們看到的長城幾乎是這壹努力的結果。與總長度超過6000公裏，它延伸到嘉魚在甘肅省西部和鴨綠江的遼寧省的東。什麽是北北京不過是它的壹小部分。
A Map of the Great Wall
長城地圖
The map shows the Wall running from Jiayu Pass of Gansu Province to Shanhai Pass of Hebei Province. Representative sections of the Great Wall built in Ming times are situated near Shanhai Pass, Gubeikou and Juyong Pass.
地圖顯示墻從嘉魚通過甘肅省河北省山海關。代表壹部分長城建於明朝時代位於山海關，古北口和居庸關。
Badaling Section
八達嶺段
The Badaling section of the Great Wall snaking along the mountains northwest of Beijing was built at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty in the 14th century. Being 7.8 metres high and 5.8 metres wide at the top on the average, it has battle forts at important points, including the corners.
八達嶺段長城沿山蜿蜒西北北京建於明代開始在第十四世紀。在高7.8米，頂部寬5.8米的平均，它已堡壘戰在重要的點，包括角。