The Secret under the Great Wall
Lok Tin Cheung,
y name was Slinfer. I was an archaeologist and I intended to carry out a study project about the
Great Wall in China. China was a mysterious country and full of historical constructions. The
Great Wall was built between 220-206BC, by Qin Shi Huang, who was the first emperor of China.
In near century, many investigations about the establishment of the Great Wall were conducted.
Some special myths mentioned that the lunar astronauts could see the Great Wall from the moon.
Although we found that it was unreasonable, it also reflected the interest of the scientist on the Great Wall.
Why was there a great wall? What was the real story behind the Great Wall? I would find out the answer in my
journey.
Group 3: Fiction, Ying Wa College
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After I reached the Great Wall in the evening, I walked on the long narrow way where the bricks were
erosive and marked with different special symbols. The sun was set and there were only a few tourists walking
around. I tried to record the special symbols. At that moment, the wind blew heavily and the floating sand flew
into my eyes. I could not stand stably and tried to hold the edge of the wall. Suddenly, I dropped into a big
hole. I was very scared and lost conscious. When I was awoke, I found I was in a big city. A short man, who
was plump and had a long heard, was running towards me. He looked at me curiously. ”Are you human? Why
are you here?” the man asked. I told him my story and he invited me to his home. His house looked like a
mushroom. It had a small launch, but a very big bedroom. “Who are you? Why do you stay here?” I asked. “I
am Mr. Crouse. Let me tell you a part of our story,” he said. “This underground kingdom is above the exact
place of the Great Wall. We obeyed the Thunder God and he asked us to build a great wall to be the barrier and
protect his kingdom. …. Ah! ” Mr. Crouse looked at his watch and said, “It’s late. You go to sleep now. We
can have a journey tomorrow,”
The next day, I woke up from my dream. I went to find Mr. Crouse but I could not find him. Instead, I
found a note on which I found the meaning of the symbols in the Great Wall. I packed up my luggage and drank
a cup of coffee. Then I started my journey. I ran down the stairs and got into the launch, I found a map of the
location of the place that hid the clues. It wrote “You will find the clues and the secret from the map. You need
to find the clues before midnight or the map will be vanished”. I took the map and put it in my pocket. I started
to run to gain more time for this journey.
I ran and got on a bus which was fully-loaded uneasily. It was very crowded since many people were
going to work. I got off the bus after a few stations and walked through a bridge and some shopping malls. I
bought a copper brand which was very exquisite in a shop. I remembered my mission, so I stopped buying and
continued the journey again. My destination was a temple. After finding for ten minutes, I found a mysterious
looking temple.
I got into the temple and saw many abstract arts on the wall. I watched these drawings carefully to find the
clue. The temple was very big, so it was not easy to find the clue. I found a hint written on the floor “A big big
curve with a bow in a grey evening”. Then I followed the hint and reached the end of the corridor. I found a big
painting on the wall. Half of the pattern was blue and half was grey. An ancient took the bow pointed upward
in the grey area. I examined the painting carefully. When I gazed at the ancient, I found I could see the sun and
the ancient was pointing at it. “Sun,” I shouted. I jotted it down and started the second task.
It was seven o’clock in the evening. I needed to find the other clue. According to the map, the other clue
was near the forest. I hired a motor-cycle and rode to the certain distance. The sky was dark and it was raining.
The road was wet. I arrived at the forest. I parked the motor-cycle and found the area where the clue was.
There was a very old and broken palace in the forest. I went inside and switched on my torch. It was in a mess.
I walked carefully and tried to find out some hints. I walked upstairs and found a hint written on the handle of
the stairs “I always look at you”. I went forward and entered a very big room. When I went into the room, a
beautiful golden goddess attracted me. I walked towards her. I was confused and tended to stay with the
goddess. After a period of time, I heard some calling that awoke me. I knew it was a trap to barrier me to find
the clue. Perhaps, the clue would be on the goddess. When I touched the left eye of the goddess carefully, I saw
the red light was projected on the wall. After the red light disappeared, the goddess looked as the same as the
other. I knew that the second clue was red light.
It was eleven o’clock. I was anxious and left the palace immediately. I needed to catch the time.
Moreover, the forest was very big. How could I find the map? I was very tired and hungry. I shouted for the