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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.