(article en anglais, désolé)
"Chinese officials are being pilloried over renovations to a crumbling but much-loved 700-year-old section of the Great Wall of China, a Unesco world heritage site. The widely mocked project involved 5 miles (8km) of the unrestored Xiaohekou section of the wall, which has become known as the “most beautiful, wild Great Wall”. Defensive works and guard towers were knocked flat as part of the restoration project, officially launched to prevent further deterioration caused by the elements...
The head of the Liaoning provincial antiquities bureau, Ding Hui, was quoted by the newspaper Beijing News on Wednesday as saying the work was completed two years ago, over the course of three months, as part of a government restoration plan.
“It really was an ugly repair job,” Ding conceded....
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...irs-to-ancient-section-of-great-wall-of-china

"Chinese officials are being pilloried over renovations to a crumbling but much-loved 700-year-old section of the Great Wall of China, a Unesco world heritage site. The widely mocked project involved 5 miles (8km) of the unrestored Xiaohekou section of the wall, which has become known as the “most beautiful, wild Great Wall”. Defensive works and guard towers were knocked flat as part of the restoration project, officially launched to prevent further deterioration caused by the elements...
The head of the Liaoning provincial antiquities bureau, Ding Hui, was quoted by the newspaper Beijing News on Wednesday as saying the work was completed two years ago, over the course of three months, as part of a government restoration plan.
“It really was an ugly repair job,” Ding conceded....
"
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...irs-to-ancient-section-of-great-wall-of-china
