The Chinese Wall

"The Great Wall of China" offers students the opportunity to immerse themselves in Asian and Chinese history in order to discover the most important architectural structure ever built by man.

 The construction of the Chinese Wall, began in the 3rd century BC and continued over several centuries. Its length is approximately 21,000 km. True fortification allowing protection against the invasion of the nomads coming from the north, it played an important role in the seizure of power, the reign and the fall of the Chinese empires and dynasties. It has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.

 This model offers real teams work. Together, students can easily build several towers, connected to each other. By bringing together the creations of several classes, it will be possible to build a huge Great Wall.

 Through this model, children will be able to discover the history and cultural elements of traditional China, as well as the main dynasties whose reigns have deeply shaped the country we know today. They will also be able to approach Asian geography, and learn more about one of the largest countries in the world.

The two-toned cardboard allows you to personalize this model in several ways, depending on everyone's tastes and desires.

Leaving cardboard as it is gives the Great Wall an aspect that is very close to the original. For the most creative, colored pencils, felt-tip pens, paint, sheets of wood, felt or stickers will be able to embellish towers and walls… You can let your imagination working to decorate and appropriate this impressive model !

MacCarton models are made up of 20% recycled materials. Our product is environmentally friendly and fully recyclable.

Suggested activities related to this model :

• Discover the history of China and / or Asia,
• Improve your knowledge to the largest and most impressive human construction in the world,
• Study the geography of the Asian continent.

Based on the programs of the Ministry of National Education, the building of this model consolidates several of the common set of skills that are listed on the descriptive sheet available to download (in french for the moment).