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Inner Mongolia undertakes Great Wall repair

BEIJING  -- The most extensive preservation project for the "Great Wall" has been launched by the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

May 11, 2008
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Fundraisers walk to Beijing on Great Wall

Singer and actress Olivia Newton-John and her partner John Easterling (L) walk along the Jinshanling section of the Great Wall of China in Hebei province, April 7, 2008 at the start of the "Great Walk to Beijing", which she initiated to raise funds to build the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia. International stars and cancer survivors will walk 228 km along the Great Wall of China for 23 days.

 April 07, 2008
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Japanese delegation climbs the Great Wall

Members of a Japanese youths delegation pose for a group photo on the Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing, March 13, 2008. The 1,000-strong delegation is on a week-long friendly visit to China.

March 14, 2008
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Mutianyu Great Wall

Mutianyu Great Wall

Located at Huai-rou County, 73 km northeast of Beijing, Mutianyu Great Wall is one of the best preserved walls built in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). This section of the Great Wall is connected with Juyongguan Pass in the west and Gubeikou Gateway in the east. Like other sections of the Great Wall nearby, it used to serve as the defensive barrier for the capital and imperial tombs.

First built in the mid-6th century during Southern and Northern Dynasty (420-589), Mutianyu Great Wall was put under heavy reconstruction in the Ming dynasty by the famous Ming General Xu Da. In 1404, a pass was built here. In 1569, another General Qi Ji-guang ordered to reinforce the walls, even until today most parts of it are well preserved.

Mutianyu Great Wall

Built mainly with granite, the wall is 7-8 meters high and the top is 4-5 meters wide. Comparing with other sections of Great Wall, Mutianyu Great Wall possesses unique characteristics in its construction.

Watchtowers and over-towering pass densely scatter along this section of Great Wall - exactly, 22 watchtowers in the 22500-meter-long wall. Another interesting feature is a moat near the wall designed to ward off the enemy's war horses.

Both the outer and inner parapets are crenellated with merlons, so that shots could be fired at the enemy on both sides - a feature very rare on other parts of the Great Wall.

Mutianyu Great Wall

Standing on the terrace called Zheng Guan Tai, 3 significant watchtowers, one big in the center and two smaller on both sides, are there creating a rarely seen structure among all sections of the Great Wall: these three watchtowers are connected each other inside with a main gate at the east side.

Besides, this section of Great Wall is surrounded by woodland and streams. The forest-coverage rate is over 95 percent, a lot greener than any other sections of the Great Wall.

Today, a cable car is in operation for the convenience of visitors. Another fun for children is the wheeled toboggan ride down from the wall on a winding metal track.

The official site of Mutianyu Great Wall: http://www.mutianyugreatwall.com/

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