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Great Wall in Gansu damaged by farming

Summary: Stretching over about 90 kilometers, the Jingtai area of the Great Wall, built in the MingDynasty in 1599, is now at risk of being swallowed by farmland.
Great Wall in Gansu damaged by farming

Stretching over about 90 kilometersthe Jingtai area of the Great Wallbuilt in the MingDynasty in 1599, is now at risk of being swallowed by farmland.

Unlike eastern parts of the Great Wall in Beijing and Hebeiwhich were mostly constructedusing stones and bricksections in Gansu were largely built using soil and earthAftercenturies of erosion from wind and sandstormsthey have become extremely fragile.

Some parts of the wall were reduced to soil ridges due to large-scale farmingand somewere used as part of a courtyard to fence in livestock and cultivate dried grassIn addition,the wall has sprouted grass in some places that see little human activity.

The wall was severely damaged in the 1970s and '80s, when farmland was expandedexcessivelylocals explainedProtection and renovation of the wall restarted when peoplebegan paying more attention to historical and cultural sitesIn 2006, the wall was putunder state protectionIn 2015, Gansu established a protection zone spreading 20 metersacross both sides of the wall

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