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Tourists besiege Palace moat with trash

By Zheng Xin | China Daily | Updated: 2013-02-27 07:16

Tourists besiege Palace moat with trash

Litter dropped by tourists, mostly plastic packaging, dots the surface of the moat surrounding the Forbidden City in Beijing. It is difficult to clear the trash as the moat is half-frozen. Hou Shaoqing / for China Daily

The moat that served as the last defense of Chinese emperors since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) is now under attack - by trash.

Tourists besiege Palace moat with trash

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