Here is a famous story about the Great Wall of China. The story happened in the Qin Dynasty. Do you want to know more about the love story?
One day, the emperor, Qin Shi Huang, ordered his soldiers(士兵) to capture(俘虏) some young men. He sent the young men to build the Great Wall of China.
A young man named Fan Xiliang didn't want to get captured. He had nowhere to go and didn't know where to hide. When he heard the soldiers coming towards him, he was terrified.
At that time, a woman named Lady Meng Jiang was passing by Fan Xiliang. She saw the poor man and saved him. Fan Xiliang said thanks to Lady Meng Jiang.Later on they got married.
Unfortunately, Fan Xiliang was found and captured. He was sent to the Great Wall and worked there.
Lady Meng Jiang waited for her husband day and night. Winter came, but Fan Xiliang failed to return. She took the warm clothes to the Great Wall, but she didn't find Fan Xiliang.
Someone told her that Fan Xiliang had died and that he was buried in the Great Wall.
She cried so sadly that a part of the Great Wall collapsed(倒塌) and she finally found Fan Xiliang's body.
| A. Lady Meng Jiang stayed by the wall and kept crying day and night. B. They fell in love with each other. C. He ran away from his home and planned to hide somewhere. D. It was a moving love story, E. Lady Meng Jiang prepared some warm clothes for her husband. |
