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In the north of China, there is an ancient city wall 6700 kilometers long. The Great Wall of China, which is now well known, starts from Jiayuguan in Gansu Province in the west and ends at Shanhaiguan in Hebei Province in the east. As one of the eight wonders of the world, the Great Wall of China has become a symbol of the Chinese nation and its culture.

With the construction of the Great Wall, many beautiful legends and stories have happened, and since then, these stories have spread all over the country. Stories that happened in the construction process abound, such as the story of Meng Jiangnu and the legend of Jiayuguan. The story of Meng Jiangnv is the most famous and widely circulated among all the legends about the Great Wall. This story happened in the Qin Dynasty (2265438-206 BC). It tells how Meng Jiangnv's crying made a section of the Great Wall collapse. Fan Qiliang, Meng Jiangnv's husband, was arrested by federal officials to build the Great Wall. Meng Jiangnv didn't hear anything from him after he left, so she began to look for him. Unfortunately, when she arrived at the Great Wall, she found her husband dead. Hearing the bad news, she cried her eyes out. Her howling caused part of the Great Wall to collapse. This story shows that the Great Wall is the product of thousands of civilians in China.

Another legend about Jiayuguan tells the story of a craftsman named Yi in the Ming Dynasty (BC 1368- 1644), who was proficient in arithmetic. He calculated that 99,999 bricks were needed to build Jiayuguan. The supervisor didn't believe him, saying that if they miscalculated even one brick, all the workers would be punished with hard labor for three years. After the project was completed, a brick was left behind the gate of Xiwang. The supervisor was glad to see the bricks and was ready to punish them. Yi deliberately said that this brick was used by the gods to repair the wall. A slight movement will lead to the collapse of the wall. Therefore, the brick has been there and has never been moved. You can still find it on the tower of Jiayuguan today.

In addition to the story of building the Great Wall mentioned above, there are a lot of stories about the current scenic spots. A famous legend is beacon tower. This story happened in the Western Zhou Dynasty (BC 1 1 century-BC 7 1 1 century). You Wang has a queen named Bos, who is very beautiful. The king likes her very much, but Bos never smiles. An official suggested that lighting the beacon tower would frighten the king's subjects and possibly make the queen smile. King, you like this idea. The subjects were fooled, and Bao Si smiled at the chaotic scene. Later, when the enemy invaded the Western Zhou Dynasty, you Wang set fire to the beacon tower and asked for help. No subjects came to help because they had been fooled once before. Thus, Zhou Wang was killed by the enemy and the Western Zhou Dynasty came to an end.

Beautiful stories and legends about the Great Wall help to maintain the vitality of China's history and culture. In every dynasty after the Great Wall was built, more stories were created and spread.