The Great Wall of China, being one of the greatest engineering
projects on earth, attracts more and more visitors from home and
world each year. However, many visitors and local residents' bad
behavior on the wall have brought a lot of severe problems. The
wall is striving to live! Chinese government pays great attention
to the wall's predicament and protection. On Sep. 20 of 2006, the
State Council promulgated the regulation on the protection of the
Great Wall, which went into effect on Dec.1 of the same year.
The regulation has well regulated visitors' and local residents'
behaviors on the wall. When they visit the wall, tourists must observe
his or her obligations to protect it. The regulation has 31 articles
in all regarding to every uncivil behavior those tourists or local
residents may practice on the wall. According to article No. 18,
the following activities on the wall are forbidden:
1. Take away earth, bricks, stones and plant crops.
2. Vandalism and graffiti
3. Span or fix any establishment, fixtures, or equipment irrelevant
to the wall protection.
4. Drive or span over the wall using any vehicle.
5. Carry any items that may destroy the wall.
6. Organize activities on the sections of the wall that have not
been developed into tourist areas.
7. Any other activities that are forbidden by laws and regulations
on protection of cultural relics.
Of the seven articles, those who conduct behaviors like the items
No.3, No.4, No.5 describe will be warned by local cultural relic
operating administration if the cases are minor. If circumstances
are serious, individuals will be fined CNY 10,000 - CNY 50,000 and
the penalty for units are CNY 50,000 - CNY 500,000. The punishment
is also applicable to the tourist areas, which receive more visitors
that exceed the scenic areas' capability.
Besides, those who conduct behaviors like the items No.1 and No.
6 describe will be warned by local cultural relic operating administration
if the cases are minor. If circumstances are serious, individuals
will be fined CNY 1000 - CNY 5000 and the penalty for units are
CNY 10,000 - CNY50, 000.