Follow Mrs. Schaa as she goes to Beijing, see what she learns and experiences!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
The Great Wall of China
Wow! All I could think about was, the poor people that had to toil to build that wall! And they never finished it anyway so it never kept anybody out! During its construction, the Great Wall was called “the longest cemetery on earth” because so many people died building it. According to legend, a helpful dragon traced out the course of the Great Wall for the workforce. The builders supposedly followed the tracks of the dragon. Remember how I said the Chinese are superstitious? At one time, family members of those who died working on the Great Wall would carry a coffin on top of which was a caged white rooster. The rooster's crowing was supposed to keep the spirit of the dead person awake until they crossed the Wall; otherwise, the family feared the spirit would escape and wander forever along the Wall. Kinda creepy huh? Hope you like the movie! Sure was fun on the way down!!
Just watching the video was a wild ride! The wall is incredible! And the mountains are so ferocious looking! You can see why they believed in dragons with those scary looking peaks! Looks and sounds like you are having a blast and will have so many stories to share about your adventures. Sarah
Thanks so much for sharing with your facebook friends! The Great Wall is incredible and the ride down had me laughing, it was like being there with you! Looks like you are having the time of your life. Peg
Just watching the video was a wild ride! The wall is incredible! And the mountains are so ferocious looking! You can see why they believed in dragons with those scary looking peaks! Looks and sounds like you are having a blast and will have so many stories to share about your adventures. Sarah
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing with your facebook friends! The Great Wall is incredible and the ride down had me laughing, it was like being there with you! Looks like you are having the time of your life.
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