The Great Wall of China was built by the Han Chinese.
中国的长城是汉代的人建造的
To keep out the nomadic tribes from the north.
是为了阻止北方的游牧部落的入侵
They called these people barbarians,
他们把这些人叫做野蛮人
and their lands were considered barren and uninhabitable.
他们的土地被认为贫瘠并且不适宜人居住
Northern China is indeed a harsh place of terrible winters,
中国的北方确实有着严酷的冬天
ferocious summers,
无情的夏天
parched deserts.
干燥的沙漠
But it is far from lifeless.
但这却绝不是一片死气沉沉的土地