The Terracotta Army is one of the top attractions in China, because of its historical significance and uniqueness. It is significant because the hundreds of detailed lifesize models represent the army that triumphed over all other Chinese armies and who were the decisive factor in forming a united China. The Terracotta Army Museum lies 2 km east of The Tomb of Qin Shihuang , known as the First Emperor, who unified China 2,200 years ago. Emperor Qin, from whom China gets its name, ordered the creation of this model army. The Three Gorges are situated in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and are famous throughout the world. The Three Gorges are: the Xiling Gorge (西陵峡) , Wu Gorge (巫峡) and Qutang Gorge (瞿塘峡) . Along with them there are a number of beautiful places of interest, such as, Zhaojun Village, Qu Yuan Temple and Baidi Town. The Gezhouba Dam is at the entrance to the Gorges. A big power station has been built here. Since the reform and open policies began to be carried out, great changes have taken place and the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River have taken on a new look. At present a large multipurpose water conservancy project is under construction. The Giant ‘ s Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt (玄武岩) columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption (火山喷发) . It is located in County Antrim on the northeast coast of Northern Ireland, about three miles ( km) northeast of the town of Bushmills . It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986, and a National Nature Reserve in 1987 by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland. In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, the Giant's Causeway was named as the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom. Victoria Falls constitute neither the highest nor the widest waterfall in the world, their claim to be the largest is based on a width of km forming the largest sheet of falling water
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