Great Wall dig unearths Ming Dynasty soldiers' conditions
2 years, 3 months ago

Great Wall dig unearths Ming Dynasty soldiers' conditions

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An archaeological project is carried out in the Jiankou section of the Great Wall in Beijing. XINHUA After more than a month, archaeologists of multiple disciplines have been able to rebuild the scenario facing soldiers in the Ming Dynasty guarding a section of the Great Wall. Shang Heng, head of the archaeological project being carried out at the Jiankou section of the Great Wall in Huairou district of Beijing, says the multidisciplinary research in an area of 2,000 square meters has led to a trove of findings, such as fire pits, stove sites and pots, plates, bowls, scissors and shovels used by soldiers guarding the Great Wall during the Ming Dynasty. Originally built during the Tang Dynasty and restored during the Ming Dynasty, the Jiankou Great Wall is connected to the Mutianyu Great Wall to the east and the Huanghuacheng Great Wall to the west. Shang says, since last year, the Beijing municipal authority has shifted the focus of protecting the Great Wall from general repairs to a research-oriented approach.

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Great Wall development to get 100m yuan
3 months ago

Great Wall development to get 100m yuan

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Guardians Another protective measure is to appoint Great Wall guardians in towns and villages across the six districts of the world heritage site. Over the years, the Badaling Great Wall scenic area has welcomed a total of 200 million visits worldwide. Looking ahead, the Yanqing government has unveiled plans to connect the Great Wall scenic areas, natural scenic spots, Great …

Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets
3 months ago

Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets

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Jinshanling, a Ming Dynasty section of the Great Wall in Hebei province. However, the stone grenades being stashed away in several watchtowers within a short section of the Badaling Great Wall suggests that they were likely commonly equipped along the entire length of the Great Wall, he adds. Shang is among several archaeologists and cultural heritage preservationists from across the …

Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets
3 months ago

Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets

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Clouds seem to run like a river beneath the Jiankou Great Wall in Beijing's Huairou district. Since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, Xi has attached great importance to tapping into the cultural value of the Great Wall and the conservation of its cultural relics, and has given multiple important instructions on advancing the construction of the Great Wall …

Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets
3 months ago

Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets

China Daily  

Clouds seem to run like a river beneath the Jiankou Great Wall in Beijing's Huairou district. Since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, Xi has attached great importance to tapping into the cultural value of the Great Wall and the conservation of its cultural relics, and has given multiple important instructions on advancing the construction of the Great Wall …

Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets
3 months ago

Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets

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A section of the Great Wall, constructed during the Han Dynasty, in Dunhuang, Gansu province. "Archaeological discoveries have shown that at the base of the Chu Great Wall's man-made wall, there are large-scale accumulations of charred wooden sticks or charred wooden sticks mixed with stones. Other experts at the Beijing seminar shared studies of a large number of statues and …

Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets
3 months ago

Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets

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Zhenbeitai, a Ming Dynasty fortress of the Great Wall in Yulin, Shaanxi province. In 2021, Beijing shifted its focus from general protection of the Great Wall to research-based restoration, selecting the Dazhuangke section in Yanqing and the Jiankou section in Huairou as pilot sites for research-based restoration. By using archaeological methods to observe, diagnose and treat, we can identify the …

Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets
3 months ago

Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets

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Highlighting the research-based restoration of the Great Wall, a seminar was held in Beijing's Huairou district on Friday. A total of 24 beacon towers on the Fenshuiling section of the Great Wall in Chongli county of the province have been recently studied, and 21 of them didn't reveal Han Dynasty pottery shards, Han says. "The other three beacon towers where …

A night of stories beneath the Great Wall
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A night of stories beneath the Great Wall

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He Runfeng, anchor of the program from Tencent News, and archaeologist Shang Heng. As night fell at the foot of the Badaling section of the Great Wall, a gentle summer breeze blew, providing the group of people gathered for an event about the history and legends of this architectural marvel respite from the heat. Called Qiyu Changcheng, the event was …

A night of stories beneath the Great Wall
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A night of stories beneath the Great Wall

China Daily  

He Runfeng, anchor of the program from Tencent News, and archaeologist Shang Heng. As night fell at the foot of the Badaling section of the Great Wall, a gentle summer breeze blew, providing the group of people gathered for an event about the history and legends of this architectural marvel respite from the heat. Called Qiyu Changcheng, the event was …

Rebuilding brick by glorious brick
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rebuilding brick by glorious brick

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Workers clean out the drains of the Jiankou section of the Great Wall to prevent rainwater from seeping into the center of the wall in Beijing's Huairou district. ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY Work on the Jiankou section of the Great Wall takes a new approach to restoring its former beauty. The Great Wall of China, which runs for more than 21,000 …

Rebuilding brick by glorious brick
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rebuilding brick by glorious brick

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Mules are used to carry materials needed for the restoration, each carrying around 180 kilograms of materials and traveling three times a day. "These finds help us understand the Ming Dynasty soldiers' lives, from diet to weaponry," Shang Heng says. "The Great Wall is a cultural heritage site, blending the features of ancient architecture with those of an ancient ruin. …

Rebuilding brick by glorious brick
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rebuilding brick by glorious brick

China Daily  

Mules are used to carry materials needed for the restoration, each carrying around 180 kilograms of materials and traveling three times a day. "These finds help us understand the Ming Dynasty soldiers' lives, from diet to weaponry," Shang Heng says. "The Great Wall is a cultural heritage site, blending the features of ancient architecture with those of an ancient ruin. …

Rebuilding brick by glorious brick
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rebuilding brick by glorious brick

China Daily  

Workers clean out the drains of the Jiankou section of the Great Wall to prevent rainwater from seeping into the center of the wall in Beijing's Huairou district. ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY Work on the Jiankou section of the Great Wall takes a new approach to restoring its former beauty. The Great Wall of China, which runs for more than 21,000 …

Rebuilding brick by glorious brick
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rebuilding brick by glorious brick

China Daily  

Workers clean out the drains of the Jiankou section of the Great Wall to prevent rainwater from seeping into the center of the wall in Beijing's Huairou district. ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY Work on the Jiankou section of the Great Wall takes a new approach to restoring its former beauty. The Great Wall of China, which runs for more than 21,000 …

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall
5 months, 1 week ago

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall

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By Yang Feiyue Yanmen Pass is a majestic view in winter. "There's a watchtower that has a carved floral pattern dating back to the Ming Dynasty and you can also find a stone tablet that bears traffic instructions," Yang says about the distinctive features of the Yanmen Pass in Xinzhou, an important point of the Great Wall that runs more …

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall
5 months, 1 week ago

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall

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Yang Junfeng stands before Pingxingguan, a Great Wall pass, in 2017. Yang took a train in 1991 to Jiayuguan, a well-known pass at the western end of the Great Wall dating back to the Ming Dynasty in northwestern China's Gansu province. Yang remembers how Gao held out his business card and told him that Shanxi possesses many Great Wall resources. …

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall
5 months, 1 week ago

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall

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Yanmen Pass is a majestic view in winter. He speaks fast, sometimes even tripping over his words as if trying to cram as much information about the Great Wall as he can in a limited time to an audience during the opening ceremony in early July of a Great Wall-themed tourist program in Daixian county, Xinzhou city, Shanxi province. "There's …

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall
5 months, 1 week ago

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall

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A section of the Wall runs across the green mountains in Xinzhou, Shanxi province. YANG JUNFENG/FOR CHINA DAILY Additionally, many sections of the Wall and fortresses are located in sparsely populated mountainous areas, where villages are generally poor. After the Great Wall lost its military defense function, the impoverished villagers living nearby used its materials to build houses, causing significant …

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall
5 months, 1 week ago

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall

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Winter view of the Yezhukou section of the Wall in Xinzhou. YANG JUNFENG/FOR CHINA DAILY Positive changes The Great Wall section in Xinzhou boasts rich cultural heritage and sizable sections that stretch the area, making its protection challenging, Yang notes. "I had just finished writing about the culture of counties along the Yellow River and Yang informed me of the …

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall
5 months, 1 week ago

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall

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Winter view of the Yezhukou section of the Wall in Xinzhou. YANG JUNFENG/FOR CHINA DAILY Positive changes The Great Wall section in Xinzhou boasts rich cultural heritage and sizable sections that stretch the area, making its protection challenging, Yang notes. "I had just finished writing about the culture of counties along the Yellow River and Yang informed me of the …

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall
5 months, 1 week ago

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall

China Daily  

Yanmen Pass is a majestic view in winter. He speaks fast, sometimes even tripping over his words as if trying to cram as much information about the Great Wall as he can in a limited time to an audience during the opening ceremony in early July of a Great Wall-themed tourist program in Daixian county, Xinzhou city, Shanxi province. "There's …

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall
5 months, 1 week ago

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall

China Daily  

Yanmen Pass is a majestic view in winter. He speaks fast, sometimes even tripping over his words as if trying to cram as much information about the Great Wall as he can in a limited time to an audience during the opening ceremony in early July of a Great Wall-themed tourist program in Daixian county, Xinzhou city, Shanxi province. "There's …

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall
5 months, 1 week ago

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall

China Daily  

Yanmen Pass is a majestic view in winter. He speaks fast, sometimes even tripping over his words as if trying to cram as much information about the Great Wall as he can in a limited time to an audience during the opening ceremony in early July of a Great Wall-themed tourist program in Daixian county, Xinzhou city, Shanxi province. "There's …

Great Wall funding drive success marked
5 months, 1 week ago

Great Wall funding drive success marked

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Pingxingguan pass, a renovated section of the Great Wall, originally built in 1511 in Datong, Shanxi province. Four decades ago, Beijing Daily, the Beijing Evening News, the former Badaling Great Wall special zone administrative office, among other organizations, launched a campaign, under the slogan of "Love China, Restore the Great Wall". Su Wenyang, the initiator of the Great Wall preservation …

Wall of adventure and splendor
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Wall of adventure and splendor

China Daily  

Night tours of the Badaling Great Wall in Yanqing district, Beijing, are a big draw for travelers from home and abroad. Badaling Great Wall is one of the district's popular areas that take people's mind off from the bustling city center. Men and women dressed in ancient-looking warrior costumes pulling stunts on the back of racehorses are visible upon walking …

Wall of adventure and splendor
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Wall of adventure and splendor

China Daily  

Night tours of the Badaling Great Wall in Yanqing district, Beijing, are a big draw for travelers from home and abroad. Badaling Great Wall is one of the district's popular areas that take people's mind off from the bustling city center. Men and women dressed in ancient-looking warrior costumes pulling stunts on the back of racehorses are visible upon walking …

Wall of adventure and splendor
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Wall of adventure and splendor

China Daily  

Night tours of the Badaling Great Wall in Yanqing district, Beijing, are a big draw for travelers from home and abroad. Badaling Great Wall is one of the district's popular areas that take people's mind off from the bustling city center. Men and women dressed in ancient-looking warrior costumes pulling stunts on the back of racehorses are visible upon walking …

Wall of adventure and splendor
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Wall of adventure and splendor

China Daily  

Night tours of the Badaling Great Wall in Yanqing district, Beijing, are a big draw for travelers from home and abroad. Badaling Great Wall is one of the district's popular areas that take people's mind off from the bustling city center. Men and women dressed in ancient-looking warrior costumes pulling stunts on the back of racehorses are visible upon walking …

Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets
6 months, 1 week ago

Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets

China Daily  

Clouds seem to run like a river beneath the Jiankou Great Wall in Beijing's Huairou district. Since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, Xi has attached great importance to tapping into the cultural value of the Great Wall and the conservation of its cultural relics, and has given multiple important instructions on advancing the construction of the Great Wall …

Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets
6 months, 1 week ago

Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets

China Daily  

Clouds seem to run like a river beneath the Jiankou Great Wall in Beijing's Huairou district. Since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, Xi has attached great importance to tapping into the cultural value of the Great Wall and the conservation of its cultural relics, and has given multiple important instructions on advancing the construction of the Great Wall …

Jiankou work starts to go deeper into layers of history
6 months, 1 week ago

Jiankou work starts to go deeper into layers of history

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The Jiankou Great Wall in Beijing's Huairou district is a section of the Great Wall that is known for its steep ridges and rugged terrain. A new round of restorations of the Jiankou Great Wall in Beijing's Huairou district kicked off on Friday, marking a significant milestone in the ongoing conservation efforts of this historical marvel. The archaeological work was …

Jiankou work starts to go deeper into layers of history
6 months, 1 week ago

Jiankou work starts to go deeper into layers of history

China Daily  

The Jiankou Great Wall in Beijing's Huairou district is a section of the Great Wall that is known for its steep ridges and rugged terrain. A new round of restorations of the Jiankou Great Wall in Beijing's Huairou district kicked off on Friday, marking a significant milestone in the ongoing conservation efforts of this historical marvel. The archaeological work was …

Jiankou work starts to go deeper into layers of history
6 months, 1 week ago

Jiankou work starts to go deeper into layers of history

China Daily  

The Jiankou Great Wall in Beijing's Huairou district is a section of the Great Wall that is known for its steep ridges and rugged terrain. A new round of restorations of the Jiankou Great Wall in Beijing's Huairou district kicked off on Friday, marking a significant milestone in the ongoing conservation efforts of this historical marvel. The archaeological work was …

Great Wall restoration kicks off in Beijing
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Great Wall restoration kicks off in Beijing

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Launch ceremony is held in Beijing for a new round of restoration of the Jiankou Great Wall. Commencing on June 6, a fresh phase of restoration for the Jiankou Great Wall in Beijing's Huairou district has been initiated, marking a significant milestone in the ongoing conservation efforts of this historical marvel. Deng Chao, the director of the artifact and historical …

Related publication: Where is the Great Wall
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Related publication: Where is the Great Wall

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Where is the Great Wall by Dong Yaohui, published by CITIC Publishing Group. The book Where is the Great Wall explains, from a macro geographical perspective, the reasons why the Chinese people have been building the Great Wall for two thousand years. Covering regions such as the Northeast Plain, North China Plain, Loess Plateau, Inner Mongolia Plateau, Hetao Plain, Hexi …

Simatai Great Wall
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Simatai Great Wall

China Daily  

The Simatai section of Great Wall bathed in the sunset. Part of the Yanshan Mountains, the Simatai Great Wall was entirely built on steep mountain terrain and is renowned for its five distinctive features: steepness, density, intactness, ingenuity and completeness. The Simatai Great Wall starts from the Wangjing Tower in the east and ends in Houchuankou in the west, spanning …

Datong Great Wall
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Datong Great Wall

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The Ming Great Wall of the Datong Town on the Loess Plateau. The Datong Great Wall, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, was built during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The Datong Great Wall boasts a long history, spanning multiple dynasties including remains from the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period, Qin Dynasty, …

Mutianyu Great Wall
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Mutianyu Great Wall

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The Mutianyu Great Wall. The Mutianyu Great Wall, renowned for “being uniquely outstanding among the vast Great Wall”, is located in Mutianyu village, Bohai town, Huairou district of Beijing. The Mutianyu Great Wall stretches for 5,400 meters, making it the longest section of the Great Wall and one of the Sixteen Scenic Spots of Beijing. Judging by the scale of …

Mutianyu Great Wall
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Mutianyu Great Wall

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The Mutianyu Great Wall. The Mutianyu Great Wall, renowned for “being uniquely outstanding among the vast Great Wall”, is located in Mutianyu village, Bohai town, Huairou district of Beijing. The Mutianyu Great Wall stretches for 5,400 meters, making it the longest section of the Great Wall and one of the Sixteen Scenic Spots of Beijing. Judging by the scale of …

Simatai Great Wall
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Simatai Great Wall

China Daily  

The Simatai section of Great Wall bathed in the sunset. Part of the Yanshan Mountains, the Simatai Great Wall was entirely built on steep mountain terrain and is renowned for its five distinctive features: steepness, density, intactness, ingenuity and completeness. The Simatai Great Wall starts from the Wangjing Tower in the east and ends in Houchuankou in the west, spanning …

Integral protection of the Great Wall
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Integral protection of the Great Wall

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Today, sheep herding is still the main source of income for farmers at the foot of the Great Wall. Protection of the Great Wall encompasses not only the walls but also the city itself, functioning as a comprehensive defense system, along with valuable resources like castles and ancient villages dotted along its perimeter. These ancient castles along the Great Wall …

North China Plain
6 months, 3 weeks ago

North China Plain

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The North China Plain is among China's three major plains and serves as a vital cradle of early civilization. The Great Wall constructed during the Northern Qi Dynasty : The Northern Qi Dynasty undertook the construction of two significant lines of the Great Wall to bolster their defenses against various threats. The Shanhaiguan Pass of the Jizhen Town Great Wall …

North China Plain
6 months, 3 weeks ago

North China Plain

China Daily  

The North China Plain is among China's three major plains and serves as a vital cradle of early civilization. The Great Wall constructed during the Northern Qi Dynasty : The Northern Qi Dynasty undertook the construction of two significant lines of the Great Wall to bolster their defenses against various threats. The Shanhaiguan Pass of the Jizhen Town Great Wall …

Inner Mongolian Plateau
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Inner Mongolian Plateau

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The Inner Mongolian Plateau, the second-largest plateau in China, is known for its vast and flat landscape. This region features ancient structures like the Great Wall from the Qin and Han dynasties, the Great Wall of the Six Frontier Towns erected during the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty's "Shouxiang City" fortresses, which are critical military defense cities in …

Gobi Desert
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Gobi Desert

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The Great Wall's construction was tailored to the diverse landscapes it traversed, with each terrain providing a foundation for its architectural marvels. In the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, both the Tarim Basin and the Junggar Basin play a crucial role in the Great Wall defense system. Originally constructed during the Han Dynasty and later refurbished during the Tang Dynasty, this …

Inner Mongolian Plateau
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Inner Mongolian Plateau

China Daily  

The Inner Mongolian Plateau, the second-largest plateau in China, is known for its vast and flat landscape. This region features ancient structures like the Great Wall from the Qin and Han dynasties, the Great Wall of the Six Frontier Towns erected during the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty's "Shouxiang City" fortresses, which are critical military defense cities in …

Gobi Desert
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Gobi Desert

China Daily  

The Great Wall's construction was tailored to the diverse landscapes it traversed, with each terrain providing a foundation for its architectural marvels. In the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, both the Tarim Basin and the Junggar Basin play a crucial role in the Great Wall defense system. Originally constructed during the Han Dynasty and later refurbished during the Tang Dynasty, this …

Great Wall guardian
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Great Wall guardian

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A view of the Great Wall's Jiankou section that runs on top of the green mountain ridges in Huairou district. "It's a force of habit," says Cheng, who's in his 60s and has been repairing and maintaining the Great Wall's Jiankou section in Huairou for nearly two decades. Jiankou is widely considered one of the most dangerous parts of the …

Great Wall guardian
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Great Wall guardian

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A view of the Great Wall's Jiankou section that runs on top of the green mountain ridges in Huairou district. "It's a force of habit," says Cheng, who's in his 60s and has been repairing and maintaining the Great Wall's Jiankou section in Huairou for nearly two decades. Jiankou is widely considered one of the most dangerous parts of the …

Manning the defenses
1 year ago

Manning the defenses

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The 95.6-kilometer Great Wall in Guyang is among the most well-preserved sections built during the Qin and Han dynasties. According to Luo, who drafted the preliminary plan for the county's Great Wall national cultural park, on the basis of preservation, they will build an exhibition hall of around 300 square meters near the Kangtugou section, which is close to the …

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