My grand padlet by Nathaniel Goldman

Great Wall of China, Huairou District, China

nathanielgoldman — 2024-03-05 20:01:13 UTC

The Great Wall of China is a huge wall made of stone. The wall is 116 billion pounds and today 21 billion dollars. It was built in 220 BC and took 2000 years to build. It is 13,171 miles long. It is very important because it serves as a defense from the nomads and other countries. One myth is that it got weaker from dead bodies going in the walls

Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, Pukou District, Nanjing, China

ethanisacovici — 2024-03-05 20:02:15 UTC

The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge was the first bridge over the Nanjing Yangtze River. the Nanjing Yangtze Bridge is 22,212ft long and takes 15 minutes to cross in traffic. it was finished in 1968. It was the first double-track bridge.

Zhaozhou Bridge, Guangling District, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

ethanisacovici — 2024-03-05 20:14:08 UTC

The Zhaozhou Bridge is China's first bridge. the Zhaozhou bridge was built about 1,400 years ago in the Sui dynasty. The Zhaozhou Bridge is the first-ever bridge built in the world.

Yellow River, Changqing District, Jinan, China

ethanisacovici — 2024-03-05 20:23:09 UTC

The Yellow River is where the Chinese civilization first formed around. The Yellow River is about 3,395 miles long making it the 6th longest river in the world. the framer settled around the river for the rich yellow colored soil which was great for growing crops.

Yangtze River, Shishou, Jingzhou, China

ethanisacovici — 2024-03-05 20:31:45 UTC

the Yangtze river played a important role just the yellow river some of the first people who settled in china went around the The Yangtze river and the yellow river. the Yangtze river is south of the yellow river but flows in the same direction of the yellow river. the Yangtze river is the 3rd longest river at 3,899 miles long. the framers took advantage of the weather which was rainy and hot and grew a lot of rice.the famous battle of red cliffs happened at the Yangtze river.

Taklamakan Desert, 和田县 Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China

ethanisacovici — 2024-03-05 21:43:19 UTC

a important thing about the Taklimakan Desert is it the second biggest sand sea in the world. the Taklimakan Desert is a little bit smaller than Germany at 130,000 sq mi. the weather can get up to 104f and as low as -4f. some of the animal that live there are rabbits, gerbils, filed mice, and jara boas.

Gobi Desert

ethanisacovici — 2024-03-06 19:17:05 UTC

One important thing about the Gobi desert the desert is rich in gold, cooper, and coal.the gobi desert is 1,000 miles from south west to north east. the Gobi desert is 500 miles from north to south. the Gobi desert climate is pretty cold with weather in the winter going down to -40 f and it gets up to 45 f in the summer. one bad thing about the Gobi desert is it is taking over 1,390 sq miles of grassland per year.

Three Gorges Dam, 秭归县 Yichang, Hubei, China

ethanisacovici — 2024-03-06 19:31:52 UTC

a positive thing that the Three Gorges Dam helps with is electricity because it produces 22,500 mega wat. The Three Gorges Dam is 7,660 long and is 607 feet tall. The Three Gorges Dam started being built in 1994 and finished in 2006.

Plateau of Tibet, Golmud, Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China

nathanielgoldman — 2024-03-06 20:16:47 UTC

The Plateau of Tibet is important to China. It is important to China because it is a very big water source. It is important because the rivers lead into it. The Plateau of Tibet was founded in the middle of the ice age (A.K.A 62,000 years ago). Also, the Plateau of Tibet today is an important heating surface. It is very long hitting 1,000 kilometers (620 miles). One fun fact is it is the world's highest and largest plateau above sea level, with an area of 2,500,000 square kilometers (970,000 square miles).

Plateau of Tibet, Golmud, Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China

Lugou Bridge Residential District, Fengtai District, Beijing, China

ethanisacovici — 2024-03-07 19:12:49 UTC

the Marco Polo Bridge is important because people use it from the southwest of Beijing of Fangtail district. this guy named Marco Polo traded jewels from different countries to trade with people. the length of the bridge is 874 feet and it is 30.5 feet in width. the macro polo bridge was built in the 13 century.