Script 日1》4一 Mrs Brown: How long is the wall Mr Wang: It stretches from east to west for about 6000 kilometers that is 12000 Chinese li. That's why we call it Wan Li Chang Cheng in Chinese which means Ten Thousand Li Long Wall Mrs. Brown: Was the section we are going to see today built during the first emperors time? Mr. Wang: No, not really. There isn't much left of the Qin Great Wall today. In the subsequent dynasties it was rebuilt many times. The last rebuilding took place in the Ming dynasty. The section we shall see at badaling was rebuilt then ook, the great wall Mrs Brown: The Great Wall looks really great and magnificent. It is amazing that the wall goes across the top of the mountains and is built in the most inaccessible places Mr Wang: Yes. The wall was designed to be wide enough to accommodate six horses to run abreast. and the top surface of the Wall was paved with three or four layers of large bricks Some of the rock slabs were as long as two meters and weighed as much as one tonMrs. Brown: How long is the wall﹖ Mr. Wang: It stretches from east to west for about 6000 kilometers that is 12000 Chinese li. That’s why we call it “Wan Li Chang Cheng” in Chinese which means “Ten Thousand Li Long Wall.” Mrs. Brown: Was the section we are going to see today built during the first emperor’s time? Mr. Wang: No, not really. There isn’t much left of the Qin Great Wall today. In the subsequent dynasties it was rebuilt many times. The last rebuilding took place in the Ming dynasty. The section we shall see at Badaling was rebuilt then. Look, the great wall. Mrs. Brown: The Great Wall looks really great and magnificent. It is amazing that the wall goes across the top of the mountains and is built in the most inaccessible places. Mr. Wang: Yes. The wall was designed to be wide enough to accommodate six horses to run abreast. And the top surface of the Wall was paved with three or four layers of large bricks. Some of the rock slabs were as long as two meters and weighed as much as one ton. Script L A B P