A part of the ‘Great Wall of China’ in China has been badly damaged. Two labourers dug a part of the ‘Great Wall of China’ in China’s Shanxi province through bulldozers. Police say that the labourers were late reaching their construction site, so they dug up a part of this famous place to make a shortcut and pass through it with their bulldozers.
According to the BBC report, the police said both have been taken into custody, and the matter is under investigation. One of the labourers is a 38-year-old male, while the other is a 55-year-old female. Both live near the 32nd part of the Great Wall of China. A small part was already dug where both of them had dug. It took a lot of time for the labourers to reach the construction site, so they dug only a large portion for the bulldozer to pass through.
Where Is The 32nd Part?
The ‘Great Wall of China’ present in Youyu County of Shanxi Province is a part of the Ming Great Wall. It is considered a historical and cultural place. The responsibility for its security is taken up at the provincial level. Police said both had damaged the Ming Great Wall’s integrity and cultural relics’ safety. Officials had received information about such an incident only on August 24, but recently, action was taken against both workers.
The Great Wall of China has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1987. It was continuously constructed and rebuilt from about 220 BC until the Ming dynasty in the 1600s. At that time, it was the largest military structure in the world. The best-preserved parts of the Wall were built during the 14th and 17th centuries of the Ming dynasty. Excavations have been carried out only in the part built during the Ming dynasty. In recent years, many parts of the wall have disappeared.
How Long Is The Wall?
The length of the Great Wall of China present in China is more than 21 thousand kilometres. However, most of it is gradually disappearing. The Beijing Times newspaper reported 2016 that 30 per cent of the Wall built during the Ming Dynasty had wholly disappeared. Only 8 per cent of the walls he made have been appropriately preserved.
