This short passage tells the history of the Great Wall of China in the simplest possible language.
Key vocab
皇帝 – huáng dì – emperor
北边 – běi biān – north side
墙 – qiáng – wall
石头 – shí tou – stone
工作 – gōng zuò – work
难 – nán – difficult
公里 – gōng lǐ – kilometer
有名 – yǒu míng – famous
长城的故事
很多很多年前，中国有一个皇帝。他叫秦始皇。
那时候，北边有很多人想来中国。皇帝很不高兴。他说：”我们要做一个很长很长的墙！”
很多很多人一起工作。他们用石头做墙。这个工作很难，很累。
墙很长，有六千多公里。现在，我们叫它”长城”。每年有很多人去看长城。长城很美，很有名。
The Story of the Great Wall
Many, many years ago, China had an emperor. His name was Qin Shi Huang.
At that time, many people from the north wanted to come to China. The emperor was very unhappy. He said: “We must build a very, very long wall!”
Many, many people worked together. They used stones to build the wall. This work was very hard and very tiring.
The wall is very long, over six thousand kilometers. Now, we call it the “Great Wall.” Every year, many people go to see the Great Wall. The Great Wall is very beautiful and very famous.
