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The Great Wall tragedy
05 December 2006
Travellers intending to take a holiday in China had better get a move on as it seems much of the country's top attraction is being destroyed.
The Great Wall of China is famous around the world but it seems many people in the country are intent on knocking it down.
A company has been fined after blasting away a section of the wall which sits in Inner Mongolia.
Hongji Landbridge, the company behind the move, destroyed part of the wall in order to build a highway through it.
The government warned the firm not to go ahead with its plans, but it did anyway and now faces a large fine.
Officials from the government say that Hongji Landbrige not only ignored its demands that the wall remain intact, but also went on to destroy three ancient villages.
The company has now been fined £32,300, but this is just the latest in a line of horror stories about people destroying the great construction.
Laws were introduced last October to protect the attraction, which only has one third of its original structure.
Last week three men were arrested after they were caught digging out parts of the wall.
© Adfero Ltd
The Great Wall of China is famous around the world but it seems many people in the country are intent on knocking it down.
A company has been fined after blasting away a section of the wall which sits in Inner Mongolia.
Hongji Landbridge, the company behind the move, destroyed part of the wall in order to build a highway through it.
The government warned the firm not to go ahead with its plans, but it did anyway and now faces a large fine.
Officials from the government say that Hongji Landbrige not only ignored its demands that the wall remain intact, but also went on to destroy three ancient villages.
The company has now been fined £32,300, but this is just the latest in a line of horror stories about people destroying the great construction.
Laws were introduced last October to protect the attraction, which only has one third of its original structure.
Last week three men were arrested after they were caught digging out parts of the wall.
© Adfero Ltd
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