The alleged perpetrators of the act were detained by the Chinese police in Shanxi province. It was confirmed that “the safety of cultural relics” was damaged.
The great wall of china, UNESCO heritage from 1987, was badly damaged by two construction workers who they opened a hole in its structurewith an excavator, so that machinery could pass and thus to be able to take “a shortcut”.
The chinese police from shanxi province confirmed that it caused “irreversible damage to the integrity of the Ming Great Wall and the safety of cultural relics.” arrested for having destroyed the National Monument They are a 38 year old man and one woman of 55surnamed Zheng and Wang, state television CCTV reported today.
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UNESCO heritage
The Big Wall was first built under the reign of Qin Shi Huang around 220 BC to deter the advances of the northern territories (present-day Mongolia and Russia). Then, it was rebuilt many times throughout history. Much of the current nearly 22,000 km of structure was created during the Ming dynasty, in the 17th century.
The affected zone for the damages is known as the 32nd Great Wall. The couple is accused of opening a large gap in a cavity between two sections of the wall.
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