https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze By: Mackenzie Patterson & Adeline Carlson en-us 2022-03-01 14:29:47 UTC 2022-03-08 14:24:33 UTC hello@padlet.com mackenziepatterson https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze/wish/2071580909 The Great Wall of China is 2,241 years old. Parts of it are collapsing because people are making tunnels under and around the wall which is making the ground unstable. If the mining keeps going unchecked, this masterpiece could topple over.]]> 2022-03-01 14:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze/wish/2071580909 mackenziepatterson https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze/wish/2071592725 The Gobi Desert is cold and is located on a high plateau. The elevation is over 3,000 feet above sea level. It's known in history as part of the great Mongol Empire. This is also where they first discovered that Dinosaurs laid eggs.]]> 2022-03-01 14:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze/wish/2071592725 adelinecarlson https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze/wish/2071605671 The Three Gorges Dam is located on the Yangtze River and was completed in 2006. The dam is the world's largest hydro-electric power source. The dam prevents flooding and stores water.]]> 2022-03-01 14:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze/wish/2071605671 mackenziepatterson https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze/wish/2071610048 It's the largest and highest plateau in the world with an average elevation of around 4,500 meters. It can also be known as "the roof of the world" or "the third pole". This also helped with storing water.]]> 2022-03-01 14:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze/wish/2071610048 adelinecarlson https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze/wish/2072287611 The Taklimakan Desert covers 130,116 square miles. The desert is also known as the "Place of Ruins" and the "Sea of Death". It's the largest desert in China. This desert helped with silk road trade routes.]]> 2022-03-01 20:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze/wish/2072287611 mackenziepatterson https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze/wish/2073638715 The Yangtze River is south of the Yellow River. It flows in the same direction from west to east. Farmers that lived along the Yangtze River took advantage of the warm climate. They used the rainy weather to grow rice.]]> 2022-03-02 14:14:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze/wish/2073638715 adelinecarlson https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze/wish/2073644604 The Yellow River is the second longest river in China and the fifth longest in the world. It is known as the "mother river of China" and the "world's muddiest river". It is 3,398 miles long and it is yellow because the water carries silt. This river gave people water to bathe in and to drink (water with silt in it is harmless if drank). ]]> 2022-03-02 14:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze/wish/2073644604 mackenziepatterson https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze/wish/2073644755 The Sui built the Zhaozhou Bridge across the Jiao River. It's known as the oldest surviving stone arched bridge in the world. The bridge also let people trade across the river and easier transportation.]]> 2022-03-02 14:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze/wish/2073644755 mackenziepatterson https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze/wish/2073651238 The Lugou Bridge is a stone bridge located 15 km southwest of Beijing's city, center in the Fengtai District. Marco Polo used this bridge for trading all the way from Italy to China.]]> 2022-03-02 14:20:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze/wish/2073651238 adelinecarlson https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze/wish/2073663507 The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is 4,589 meters long. The bridge is a four-way highway and has two trains going across in opposite directions. Around 80,000 cars and 200 trains go across it every day. The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge started construction in 1960 and finished eight years later. The impact it has is helping with transportation of people and goods.]]> 2022-03-02 14:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mackenziepatterson/qtefq2sidl386rze/wish/2073663507