Watch: Great Wall of China suffers 'irreversible' damage by workers with excavator, 2 arrested
1 year, 4 months ago

Watch: Great Wall of China suffers 'irreversible' damage by workers with excavator, 2 arrested

India TV News  

A portion of the famous Great Wall of China in the central Shanxi province suffered severe damage by a pair of construction workers, who allegedly used an excavator to dig a shortcut through the historical structure. The workers dug a "big gap" in the Great Wall, causing "irreversible damage to the integrity of the Ming Great Wall and to the safety of the cultural relics". The Great Wall of China is one of the world's most ancient architectural marvels spanning more than 13,000 miles, and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1987. Decline of the Great Wall China places an immense amount of pride in the historical structure that was revived by the Communist government as asymbol of patriotism, mass mobilisation and resistance to outside pressure.

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Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets

China Daily  

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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

Rebuilding brick by glorious brick
5 months, 1 week 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
5 months, 1 week 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
5 months, 1 week 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, 3 weeks ago

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall

China Daily  

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, 3 weeks ago

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall

China Daily  

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, 3 weeks ago

Award-winning protector still passionate for Great Wall

China Daily  

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 …

Great Wall restoration teams uncover trove of secrets
6 months, 4 weeks 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, 4 weeks 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 kicks off in Beijing
7 months ago

Great Wall restoration kicks off in Beijing

China Daily  

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 …

Great Wall guardian
11 months, 1 week ago

Great Wall guardian

China Daily  

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
11 months, 1 week ago

Great Wall guardian

China Daily  

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 …

China strengthens protection of Great Wall amidst human-caused threats
1 year ago

China strengthens protection of Great Wall amidst human-caused threats

China Daily  

In response to growing concerns over the deteriorating state of the Great Wall, China's cultural heritage authorities issued a circular recently outlining enhanced measures to safeguard this iconic structure. The Great Wall faces multifaceted threats, encompassing human factors such as improper protection methods, illegal industrial projects, disorderly tourism development, and the impact of natural weathering. The National Cultural Heritage Administration …

Manning the defenses
1 year, 1 month ago

Manning the defenses

China Daily  

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 …

Manning the defenses
1 year, 1 month ago

Manning the defenses

China Daily  

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 …

Man's efforts to protect Great Wall paying off
1 year, 1 month ago

Man's efforts to protect Great Wall paying off

China Daily  

Yuan Xuerui collects garbage during his patrol of the Great Wall in Daixian county, Shanxi province. From voluntarily collecting historical materials related to the section of the Great Wall in his Shanxi province hometown to becoming an official cultural heritage protector, Yuan Xuerui has spent over two decades safeguarding the ancient fortification. He officially became a cultural heritage worker in …

Great Wall dig unearths Ming Dynasty soldiers' conditions
2 years, 4 months ago

Great Wall dig unearths Ming Dynasty soldiers' conditions

China Daily  

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 …

Great Wall dig unearths Ming Dynasty soldiers' conditions
2 years, 4 months ago

Great Wall dig unearths Ming Dynasty soldiers' conditions

China Daily  

The Jiankou section of the Great Wall in Beijing's Huairou district can be risky for hikers. "We speculate that Ming Dynasty scouts could conduct reconnaissance through this secret pass under the Great Wall to observe the enemy's situation," Shang says. "In the past, when damage was found on the Great Wall, the authorities immediately sent workers to repair it, during …

Great Wall dig unearths Ming Dynasty soldiers' conditions
2 years, 4 months ago

Great Wall dig unearths Ming Dynasty soldiers' conditions

China Daily  

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 …

Great Wall dig unearths Ming Dynasty soldiers' conditions
2 years, 4 months ago

Great Wall dig unearths Ming Dynasty soldiers' conditions

China Daily  

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 …

Great Wall dig unearths Ming Dynasty soldiers' conditions
2 years, 4 months ago

Great Wall dig unearths Ming Dynasty soldiers' conditions

China Daily  

The Jiankou section of the Great Wall in Beijing's Huairou district can be risky for hikers. "We speculate that Ming Dynasty scouts could conduct reconnaissance through this secret pass under the Great Wall to observe the enemy's situation," Shang says. "In the past, when damage was found on the Great Wall, the authorities immediately sent workers to repair it, during …

Great Wall dig unearths Ming Dynasty soldiers' conditions
2 years, 4 months ago

Great Wall dig unearths Ming Dynasty soldiers' conditions

China Daily  

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 …

Museum face-lift to offer new perspective of Great Wall
2 years, 5 months ago

Museum face-lift to offer new perspective of Great Wall

China Daily  

Workers repair a damaged section of the Great Wall in Huairou last year. In 2019, the authorities announced a plan to protect and develop the Beijing section of the Great Wall, proposing that by 2035 the structure and its ancillary buildings should be free of danger. At national level, the central authorities announced a plan in December 2019 to establish …

Museum face-lift to offer new perspective of Great Wall
2 years, 5 months ago

Museum face-lift to offer new perspective of Great Wall

China Daily  

Workers repair a damaged section of the Great Wall in Huairou last year. In 2019, the authorities announced a plan to protect and develop the Beijing section of the Great Wall, proposing that by 2035 the structure and its ancillary buildings should be free of danger. At national level, the central authorities announced a plan in December 2019 to establish …

Museum face-lift to offer new perspective of Great Wall
2 years, 5 months ago

Museum face-lift to offer new perspective of Great Wall

China Daily  

Mist lingers over the Great Wall in Miyun district, Beijing, and Luanping county, Hebei province. To offer a new perspective of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the China Great Wall Museum, which stands at the foot of the structure's Badaling section in Yanqing district, Beijing, is being given a major face-lift. Built in 1994, it is a third-grade national museum …

Museum face-lift to offer new perspective of Great Wall
2 years, 5 months ago

Museum face-lift to offer new perspective of Great Wall

China Daily  

Mist lingers over the Great Wall in Miyun district, Beijing, and Luanping county, Hebei province. To offer a new perspective of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the China Great Wall Museum, which stands at the foot of the structure's Badaling section in Yanqing district, Beijing, is being given a major face-lift. Built in 1994, it is a third-grade national museum …

Museum face-lift to offer new perspective of Great Wall
2 years, 5 months ago

Museum face-lift to offer new perspective of Great Wall

China Daily  

Mist lingers over the Great Wall in Miyun district, Beijing, and Luanping county, Hebei province. To offer a new perspective of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the China Great Wall Museum, which stands at the foot of the structure's Badaling section in Yanqing district, Beijing, is being given a major face-lift. Built in 1994, it is a third-grade national museum …

Museum face-lift to offer new perspective of Great Wall
2 years, 5 months ago

Museum face-lift to offer new perspective of Great Wall

China Daily  

Mist lingers over the Great Wall in Miyun district, Beijing, and Luanping county, Hebei province. To offer a new perspective of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the China Great Wall Museum, which stands at the foot of the structure's Badaling section in Yanqing district, Beijing, is being given a major face-lift. Built in 1994, it is a third-grade national museum …

Museum face-lift to offer new perspective of Great Wall
2 years, 5 months ago

Museum face-lift to offer new perspective of Great Wall

China Daily  

Mist lingers over the Great Wall in Miyun district, Beijing, and Luanping county, Hebei province. To offer a new perspective of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the China Great Wall Museum, which stands at the foot of the structure's Badaling section in Yanqing district, Beijing, is being given a major face-lift. Built in 1994, it is a third-grade national museum …

Museum face-lift to offer new perspective of Great Wall
2 years, 5 months ago

Museum face-lift to offer new perspective of Great Wall

China Daily  

Workers repair a damaged section of the Great Wall in Huairou last year. In 2019, the authorities announced a plan to protect and develop the Beijing section of the Great Wall, proposing that by 2035 the structure and its ancillary buildings should be free of danger. At national level, the central authorities announced a plan in December 2019 to establish …

Museum face-lift to offer new perspective of Great Wall
2 years, 5 months ago

Museum face-lift to offer new perspective of Great Wall

China Daily  

Mist lingers over the Great Wall in Miyun district, Beijing, and Luanping county, Hebei province. To offer a new perspective of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the China Great Wall Museum, which stands at the foot of the structure's Badaling section in Yanqing district, Beijing, is being given a major face-lift. Built in 1994, it is a third-grade national museum …

Eastern end of Great Wall under repair
4 years, 4 months ago

Eastern end of Great Wall under repair

China Daily  

The repair of the walls of Zhendong Gate is expected to be finished by the end of September. A fortress marking the eastern end of the Great Wall of China is undergoing reinforcements to ensure its structural integrity, according to a district-level tourism and culture department in North China's Hebei province. It marks the eastern end of the Great Wall …

Eastern end of Great Wall under repair
4 years, 4 months ago

Eastern end of Great Wall under repair

China Daily  

The repair of the walls of Zhendong Gate is expected to be finished by the end of September. A fortress marking the eastern end of the Great Wall of China is undergoing reinforcements to ensure its structural integrity, according to a district-level tourism and culture department in North China's Hebei province. It marks the eastern end of the Great Wall …

Jiankou: China’s remote and dangerous Great Wall
4 years, 5 months ago

Jiankou: China’s remote and dangerous Great Wall

BBC  

Jiankou: China’s remote and dangerous Great Wall Amanda Ruggeri Until recently, there was no restoration on the Jiankou section of China's Great Wall While a remote part of the Great Wall may soon attract more visitors, it remains a striking reminder of the centuries that shaped not only the fortification, but China itself. “Every year, maybe one or two people …

China to release tourist ‘blacklist’ after Great Wall vandalized on re-opening day
4 years, 9 months ago

China to release tourist ‘blacklist’ after Great Wall vandalized on re-opening day

CNN  

CNN — Officials in China are hoping the threat of public shaming will prevent tourists from defacing the country’s most famous icon – the Great Wall. The hashtag #八达岭长城恢复开放首日被刻字, which translates to “Great Wall vandalized the first day it reopened,” became a trending topic on Weibo, China’s most popular social media platform. “How could such uncivilized behaviors happen repeatedly?” asked …

这十个景点趁早去看看 以后可能就看不到了......
5 years, 11 months ago

这十个景点趁早去看看 以后可能就看不到了......

China Daily  

10 wonders of the world to see before they're gone forever 你看或不看，世界上那些知名的景点都在那里。其实，也不一定。 由于全球变暖、污染和人类活动的影响，有些美丽的景色未来可能会消失。事实上，这一进程也正在发生。 还不赶紧收拾行囊，在为时已晚之前，去看看这些景观？ The Great Wall in China. /VCG Photo Venice, Italy 意大利威尼斯 The “Floating City” may not float for much longer as experts have warned that Venice could sink in less than a century. /VCG Photo Old City of Jerusalem, Israel 以色列耶路撒冷旧城 Regarded as a holy city in …

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