One of the seven wonders of the world, the Great Wall of China, is now in danger of collapse due to rampant mining in the area. Tragically, in addition carried out illegally mining on the site has a length of 6400 km and the 11 provinces of China were carried out legally.
As quoted on Reuters page Saturday, October 22, 2011, the longest wall ever made man in danger of collapse. A portion of the wall in the village Laiyuan, Hebei Province, 200 kilometers southwest of Beijing. Wall passing through this village is far from the most visited tourist attractions such as near Beijing.
In the Laiyuan people, now there are dozens of small mines. The distance is only 100 meters from the wall was a solid wall. The miners digging around to find copper, iron and nickel. As a result of these activities, the stability of the wall that has been aged for centuries to be disturbed.
"Because many of these miners have official permission, conservation can not do anything," said Vice President of the Society of the Great Wall, Dong Yaohui.
According to Dong Yaohui, official permission was issued by the office of the mining of mineral resources of local governments (Laiyuan) without consulting the Ministry of Cultural Heritage. In addition, the permit was issued without taking into account the existence of Chinese walls that have led to millions of tourists every year.
During this time, the Office of Mineral Resources Mining Laiyuan objection is only caused minor damage. Actually accused of illegal miners destroy the area. They further argued that the damage can be repaired with repair funds are awarded every year.
"The main problem is not money, but simply issued a regulation that says the mining excavation can not be done within a certain radius of the Great Wall of China. Then you need not pay anything to repair the collapsed wall," Dong Yaohui said.
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