In the north of China, there lies a 6,700-kilometer-long (4,161-mile-long) ancient wall. Now well-known as the Great Wall of China, it starts at the Jiayuguan Pass of Gansu Province in the west and ends at the Shanhaiguan Pass of Hebei Province in the east. As one of the Eight Wonders in the world, the Great Wall of China has become the symbol of the Chinese nation and its culture.
Lots of beautiful legends and stories about the Great Wall took place following along the construction, and since that time these stories have spread around the country. Those that happened during construction are abundant, such as Meng Jiangnu's story and the legend of the Jiayuguan Pass. Meng Jiangnu's story is the most famous and widely spread of all the legends about the Great Wall. The story happened during the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC). It tells of how Meng Jiangnu's bitter weeping made a section of the Great Wall collapse. Meng Jiangnu's husband Fan Qiliang was caught by federal officials and sent to build the Great Wall. Meng Jiangnu heard nothing from him after his departure, so she set out to look for him. Unfortunately, by the time she reached the great wall, she discovered that her husband had already died. Hearing the bad news, she cried her heart out. Her howl caused the collapse of a part of the Great Wall. This story indicates that the Great Wall is the production of tens of thousands of Chinese commoners.
Another legend about the Jiayuguan Pass tells of a workman named Yi Kaizhan in the Ming Dynasty (1368BC-1644BC) who was proficient in arithmetic. He calculated that it would need 99,999 bricks to build the Jiayuguan Pass. The supervisor did not believe him and said if they miscalculated by even one brick, then all the workmen would be punished to do hard work for three years. After the completion of the project, one brick was left behind the Xiwong city gate. The supervisor was happy at the sight of the brick and ready to punish them. However Yi Kaizhan said with deliberation that the brick was put there by a supernatural being to fix the wall. A tiny move would cause the collapse of the wall. Therefore the brick was kept there and never moved. It can still be found there today on the tower of the Jiayuguan Pass.
In addition to the above-mentioned stories about the construction of the Great Wall, there are also plenty of stories about current scenic spots. A famous one is the legend of the Beacon Tower. This story happened during the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC-711 BC). King You had a queen named Bao Si, who was very pretty. King You liked her very much, however Bao Si never smiled. An official gave a suggestion that setting the beacon tower on fire would frighten the King's subjects, and might make the queen smile. King You liked the idea. The subjects were fooled and Bao Si smiled at the sight of the chaos. Later enemies invaded Western Zhou, King You set the beacon tower on fire to ask for help. No subjects came to help because they had been fooled once before. Thus, King Zhou was killed by the enemy and Western Zhou came to an end.
Beautiful stories and legends about the Great Wall help to keep alive Chinese history and culture. In each dynasty after the building of the Great Wall, many more stories were created and spread.
在中国的北部,是一个6700公里(4161英里)古老的墙。现在众所周知的中国的长城,它开始在甘肃省的嘉峪关传递在西部和结束在河北省山海关。作为世界八大奇迹之一,中国的长城已成为中华民族及其文化的象征。
许多美丽的传说和故事发生后沿着长城建设,并从那时起这些故事已经遍布全国。那些发生在施工期间丰富,如孟姜女的故事和传说的嘉峪关。孟姜女的故事是最著名的和广泛传播的所有关于长城的传说。这个故事发生在秦朝(公元前221年-公元前206年)。它告诉如何孟姜女的痛苦的哭泣使一段长城的崩溃。孟姜女的丈夫风扇Qiliang被联邦官员,建造长城。孟姜女从他什么也没听见他离开后,所以她开始找他。不幸的是,她到达了长城的时候,她发现她的丈夫已经死了。听到这个坏消息,她哭了她的'心。她嚎叫的崩溃导致长城的一部分。这个故事表明,长城是成千上万的中国平民的生产。
另外一个传说的嘉峪关告诉工人叫易建联Kaizhan明代(1368 bc - 1644 bc)精通算术。他计算出需要99999砖建造嘉峪关传递。主管不相信他,说如果他们甚至错误的一个砖,然后所有的工人会受到惩罚做努力工作三年了。项目完成后,一个砖留下Xiwong城门。主管很高兴看到砖和准备惩罚他们。不过易建联Kaizhan表示与深思熟虑,砖是由一个超自然生命修复城墙。一个小小的举动会导致柏林墙的倒塌。因此,砖被关在那里,一动也不动。今天仍然可以发现在塔上的嘉峪关。
除了上述建造长城的故事,也有很多故事当前景区。一个著名的传说是一个烽火台。这个故事发生在西周(公元前11世纪-公元前711年)。你有个皇后叫宝Si,国王非常漂亮。保王你非常喜欢她,然而Si从来没有笑了。官方给个建议,点燃烽火台的会吓着国王的臣民,并可能使女王微笑。王你喜欢这个主意。受试者骗保和Si笑着看着眼前的混乱。后来敌人入侵西周,国王你点燃烽火台,寻求帮助。没有主题来帮助,因为他们已经被骗过一次。因此,周被敌人杀死了国王和西周结束。
美丽的故事和传说长城有助于维持中国的历史和文化。在每个王朝修建长城后,更多的故事是创建和传播。
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