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The Great Wall
  • The Great Wall

    2014-10-27The Great Wall, one of the greatest wonders of the world, was listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987.

  • Beijing giving its Great Wall a makeover

    2014-09-12Yanqing county, near Beijing, has begun renovation work on a 4400-meter section of the Great Wall that passes through it, using a special Beijing Cultural Heritage Administration fund.

  • Fund launched to protect Great Wall

    2014-09-03A special fund has been set up to preserve and protect the Great Wall.

  • China sets up fund to protect Great Wall

    2014-09-01China Culture Relics Protection Foundation established a special fund on Monday in a bid to better finance the protection of the Great Wall.

  • Lightning rods protect Great Wall

    2014-08-22Twelve lighting rods disguised as trees will stand on the sides of unopened sections of the Badaling Great Wall by the end of 2014, helping to protect the cultural site, the management authority of the section said.

  • Badaling Great Wall gets tree-shaped lightning rods

    2014-08-21If you climb the Badaling Great Wall this year, you'll probably notice several "pine trees" about 50 feet tall.

  • Great Wall sets up graffiti area for tourists

    2014-03-03Mutianyu, a famous section of the Great Wall of China, has established a specified area for graffiti to better protect the ancient heritage item, the governing authority said on Sunday.

  • Morning sun showers snow-covered Great Wall

    2014-02-10The Ming Dynasty Huanghuacheng Great Wall is located in Beijing's Huairou district,approximately 70 km from downtown Beijing.

  • Farmland expansion threatens Great Wall

    2013-11-25The Great Wall is now facing massive destruction from farmland expansion and construction.

  • Scenery of red autumnal leaves at Badaling Great Wall

    2013-10-23Photo taken on Oct. 21, 2013 shows the scenery of red autumnal leaves at the Great Wall at Badaling, Beijing, capital of China.

  • Great Wall surrounded by red leaves

    2013-10-14The Badaling section of the Great Wall is seen shaded by red leaves in Beijing, capital of China.

  • Great Wall's Xishuiyu Section in Beijing under renovation

    2013-08-05Workers repair the Great Wall's Xishuiyu Section, first built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), in the Huairou District of Beijing, capital of China

  • Villagers help to protect Great Wall

    2013-07-23Under the scorching sun, Wang Jihu and dozens of villagers clean dust and earth from a section of the Great Wall in Gansu province.

  • Repaired Great Wall section reopens to tourists

    2012-11-22A section of the Great Wall in north China's Hebei Province, which was flattened by torrential rain in summer, has reopened to tourists after repair.Severe summer rainstorms threatened a number of cultural relics in north China, according to a statement issued by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage in August.

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