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Place: Physical Features: Famous landmarks in China are the Pearl River and Himalayas. The Himalayas are big mountains/rock formations. The Pearl River is a large river that runs straight through some of China's large cities. I put in a few pictures to show you what the Pearl River and Himalayas look like. These are large parts of China because they weren't man-made.





Human Features: China's famous human features include The Great Wall of China and The Ming Tombs. These are important to China because these are what China is known for.

The Great wall of China was built because Emperors wanted to protect their border. The Great Wall of China was also built because it was used as a barrier when battles were fought near the border. The Great Wall of China is 13,170 miles long. It took 3 centuries(300 years) to build The Great Wall of China. It was built over 2,000 years ago. The materials used to make The Great Wall of China include stone, brick and wood. Since when it was first finished you are able to walk across and the view is breath-taking.



There are originally 13 Ming tombs but only one of them is open to the public for viewing. The MIng Tombs are a collection of imperial mausoleums that were built by The Chinese Ming Emperors. The 13 tombs of the Ming Dynasty are scattered over an area of 40 square kilometers in Changping District to the northwest of Beijing. The very first tomb was built in 1409, and the last tomb in 1644. There is the Yanshan Mountain, encircling the Ming tombs on three sides.