The area, known as the 32nd Great Wall, is one of the surviving complete walls and watch towers dated back to the Ming Dynasty.
Two people have been detained in China after allegedly damaging a section of the Great Wall in the northern Shanxi province, with an excavator.Authorities said they received a report on Aug.
24 that a gap in the wall was created in Yangqianhe Township,CCTV reports that police found a 38-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman had used an excavator to breach the wall in order to create a shortcut to pass through, causing "irreversible" damage.The area, known as the 32nd Great Wall, is one of the surviving complete walls and watch towers dated back to the Ming Dynasty , and is listed as a provincial cultural relic site.
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