talk about the great wall

talk about the great wall

B: It must be pretty old IVe heard of Qin Shn huang. Is he the man who had different sections of the walls linked up? A:Here we are on the Great Wall, ladies and gentlemen. It is a landmark which symoblizes China.invisible.

A:They are beacon towers. In ancient times; A if attacked by enemies the guards would set off smoke in the daytime and a bonfire at night to alarm troops stationed along the wall. We have climbed to the highest spot of the wall, from here you can see the wall winding into the distance like a huge dragon whose head and tail are invisible.

B:Miss Li, what are those towers on the wall B spaced at regular distances from one another? A:No, not really. The section of the Great Wall / which we are going to visit was rebuilt during the Ming Dynasty in the 16th century.

A: It consists of three parts:the mitlifary passes, the walls and the beacon towers Military passes such as Juyong Pass, the one we are visiting today, are located at important sections of the Great Wall. The beacon towers were used specifically for transmitting military information Soldiers used smoke in the daytime and fire at night to deliver the message.

B: Un, I found there are holes both outside and inside the wall. What's their function?

A: They were supposed to drain off wafer.