万里长城 [wàn lǐ cháng chéng]

• the Great Wall:

  The Great Wall of China is the longest and greatest wall in the world. Starting from the Shanhaiguan Pass in the east and ending at the Jiayuguan Pass in the west, it covers a total length of over 13,400 li (6,700 kilometres). If the bricks and stones that went into the construction of the Great Wall were used to pave a road five metres wide and 35 centimetres thick, it would encircle the globe three to four times.

  中国的万里长城是世界上最长最伟大的城墙。它东起山海关，西至嘉峪关，全长13400多里。修筑长城的砖石，如果用来铺筑宽5米、厚35厘米的马路，那就能环绕地球三、四周。