Restoration Of Chinas Great Wall Shows The Landmark Covered In Cement And People Are Not Happy

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Restoration Of Chinas Great Wall Shows The Landmark Covered In Cement And People Are Not Happy


China's world famous - and outer space famous - Great Wall is making news for a botched restoration process that people have widely condemned on social media. A "wild" stretch that's nearly 700-years-old has caught negative attention after it was found covered in a long trail of cement. According to Sina, a Chinese online media company, the orders to restore the landmark came from Suizhong county's Cultural Relics Bureau. The restoration was carried out in 2014 after the stretch was cordoned off so that it could be repaired. However, the careless mending came into public notice only recently.



Repairs were made near the border of Liaoning and Hebei province, reports CNN. The photos showing the same were later shared by Beijing News on Chinese social media platform, Weibo this week.

On Weibo, the hashtag translating to "The most beautiful, wild Great Wall flattened" started trending after the photos went viral.

Deputy Director of the Great Wall of China Society, Dong Yaohui admitted that the repairs were made "very badly" and that it had "damaged the original look of the Great Wall and took away the history from the people."

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