InthenorthofChina,thereliesa6,700-kilometer-long(4,161-mile-long)ancientwall.Nowwell-knownastheGreatWallofChina,itstartsattheJiayuguanPassofGansuProvinceinthewestandendsattheShanhaiguanPassofHebeiProvinceintheeast.AsoneoftheEightWondersintheworld,theGreatWallofChinahasbecomethesymboloftheChinesenationanditsculture.

　　LotsofbeautifullegendsandstoriesabouttheGreatWalltookplacefollowingalongtheconstruction,andsincethattimethesestorieshavespreadaroundthecountry.Thosethathappenedduringconstructionareabundant,suchasMengJiangnu'sstoryandthelegendoftheJiayuguanPass.MengJiangnu'sstoryisthemostfamousandwidelyspreadofallthelegendsabouttheGreatWall.