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China to crack down on damage to Great Wall
From: Xinhua |
Release time:2016-7-28 18:37 |
Views: 616 | Publisher: 武子 |
Summary: The State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) will launch acampaign to crack down on criminal damage to the Great Wall.
Screenshot from an online video shows a man vandalizing the GreatWall. [Photo/Screenshot from online video]
The State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) will launch acampaign to crack down on criminal damage to the Great Wall.The campaign will involve regular inspections and random checks onprotection efforts by authorities in 15 provinces, autonomous regions andmunicipalities.
The SACH will open a special tip line for information about violations anddamage to the Great Wall from the public.
Built from the third century BC to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the GreatWall stretches over 21,000 kilometers from the northwestern province ofGansu to North China's Hebei province.
According to SACH statistics, about 30 percent of a 6,200-km section of thewall built in the Ming Dynasty has disappeared, and less than 10 percent isconsidered well-preserved.
The Great Wall has faced threats from both nature and humans.Earthquakes, rain, wind and other natural elements have left the wall withmany decayed and crumbling bricks.
Human activities, such as reckless development by some governments andtheft of bricks by local villagers for use as building materials, as well asagriculture near the wall, have damaged the landmark, according toresearch by the China Great Wall Society.
A lack of protection efforts in remote regions and a weak plan forprotection have also contributed to the damage, the society added.
In 2006, China released a national regulation on Great Wall protection.However, Great Wall experts have urged local authorities to draw up morepractical measures to better implement the regulation.
This year, Inner Mongolia autonomous region included Great Wall protectionexpenditures in its budget. The government of Fangcheng city, Henanprovince, began a campaign for conservation experts and local residents towork together to protect the wall.