长城(theGreatwall)又被称作“万里长城”,不仅是中华文明的瑰宝,也是中国古代人民智慧的结晶。长城是世界文化遗产(worldculturalheritage)之一,更是中华民族的象征。其在建筑上的价值,足以与其在历史和战略上的重要性相媲美。长城现存的遗址有很多处,其中北京的八达岭长城是驰名中外的景区,也是明代长城最具代表性的一段,每年都会接待来自世界各地的许多游客。
TheGreatWall,whichisalsocalled“wanlichangcheng"inChineselanguage,isnotonlythetreasureofChinesecivilization,butalsothemasterpiecemadebytheancientChinesepeople.TheGreatWallisnotonlyoneoftheworldculturalheritages,butthesymboloftheChinesenation.Itsarchitecturalvalueiscomparabletoitshistoricalandstrategicimportance.
AmongthenumerousremainsoftheGreatWall,BadalinginBeijingisthemostpopulardestinationthathaswonfamebothathomeandabroad.ItcanalsoberegardedasthemostrepresentativesectionoftheWalleverconstructedduringtheMingDynasty.Everyyearitattractsmanytouristsfromallovertheworld.