Northernmost Great Wall found in Inner Mongolia

时间：2007-05-11 02:44:56

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Chinanews, Hohhot, May 9 - A cultural investigation1 team of famous Chinese archaeologists recently confirmed the two parallel ruins of the walls built some 2,100 years ago to be the northernmost section of the Great Wall in China.

 

The two ruins are located 18 km from the border between China and the State of Mongolia, and expand to the territory of Mongolia. The interior wall is as tall as a six-storied building, while the exterior2 wall is a little taller. The top of the walls are 2.3 m wide, and the top part itself is 1.15 m tall.

 

The walls were built of rocks from nearby places, and stuffed with sand. Long time of erosion has pushed the rocky part to slant3 to the middle. Several stone pits have been discovered in the mountains next to the walls.

 

Not far from the walls, the ruins of a beacon4 tower were found, which was built with similar material and technology to the walls. Now, its southern wall has become a part of a cottage.

 
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1 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
2 exterior LlYyr     
adj.外部的，外在的；表面的
参考例句：
  • The seed has a hard exterior covering.这种子外壳很硬。
  • We are painting the exterior wall of the house.我们正在给房子的外墙涂漆。
3 slant TEYzF     
v.倾斜，倾向性地编写或报道；n.斜面，倾向
参考例句：
  • The lines are drawn on a slant.这些线条被画成斜线。
  • The editorial had an antiunion slant.这篇社论有一种反工会的倾向。
4 beacon KQays     
n.烽火，（警告用的）闪火灯，灯塔
参考例句：
  • The blink of beacon could be seen for miles.灯塔的光亮在数英里之外都能看见。
  • The only light over the deep black sea was the blink shone from the beacon.黑黢黢的海面上唯一的光明就只有灯塔上闪现的亮光了。

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