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Pictures of Great Wall of Han and Ming Dynasties in Shandan County

A visitor stands in the old Great Wall to fell its long history. However, the Wall have become shoter and some sections even have disappeared. Saving the sections in Shandan a must to maintain the Wall's continuity. If something is not done soon, we will be losing hundreds of meters of wall a year.
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A visitor stands in the old Great Wall to fell its long history. However, the Wall have become shoter and some sections even have disappeared. Saving the sections in Shandan a must to maintain the Wall's continuity. If something is not done soon, we will be losing hundreds of meters of wall a year.

There are many Great Wall Relics of the Han and Ming Dynasties in Shandan Couty, Gansu Province. It looks spectacular in the vast fields. However, after centuries of weathering and rain erosion, especially the manmade damage, it is now in great danger. Some farmers dig big holes for rest, even cut some sections to take a shorter route. The irrigation to farmland near the Wall undermines its foundations. Attraction Intro: Han and Ming Great Wall in Shandan County
  • A visitor stands in the old Great Wall to fell its long history. However, the Wall have become shoter and some sections even have disappeared. Saving the sections in Shandan a must to maintain the Wall's continuity. If something is not done soon, we will be losing hundreds of meters of wall a year.
  • For convenience, a section of Great Wall was cut through by the locals.
  • The Great Wall of Ming Dynasty is parallel to one of the Han Dynasty.
  • Relics of Great Wall in Shandan County, Gansu Province
  • Remains of Great Wall of Han and Ming Dynasty in Shandan County
  • The Great Wall of Han Dynasty in the left has crumbled, and the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty in the right is well preserved.
  • A lonely beacon tower stands in the vast Gobi Desert.
  • The Great Wall was cut into a room for rest by the locals.
  • Ruins of Great Wall in Shandan County looks splendid under the azure sky and white cloud.
  • A big hole was dug by local farmers in order to take a shortcut.
  • Damaged Great Wall of Ming Dynasty in Shandan County, Gansu
  • Does she feel sad when she sees the man-made damage to the Great Wall?
  • The wall around the beacon tower has collapsed.
  • The local farmers plant melons near the Great Wall, which make damage to the wall.
  • The Great Wall in Shandan was in great danger; many sections were continually falling to pieces.
  • Sheep destroy the foundation of Great Wall
  • Shepherds allow the sheep freely to dig for grassroots in the wall
  • The sheep dig the wall and find grassroots to eat, which makes the foot of the wall more dangerous.
  • Farmland beside Shandan Great Wall, and the heavy irrigation to the farmland in dry season do great damage to the foundation of the Great Wall.
  • Human demolishment to Great Wall.
  • Strethes of fertile farmlands are beside the Great Wall where previously there was the Gobi Desert.
  • The ripe wheat undulated in the breeze like the incoming tide. However, the Great Wall is sinking. If cultivation continues much longer, the Wall, on this section, will eventually crumble.
  • Human demolishment to Great Wall.
  • If cultivation continues much longer, the Wall, on this section, will eventually crumble.
  • A shepherd drives a flock of sheep which graze in the farmland near to the Great Wall.
  • Ruins of Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
  • Relics of Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)in Shandan County, Gansu
  • Shrubs and weeds around the Wall relics
  • The ancient Great Wall is in sharp contrast to the modern asphalt road.
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- Last updated on Apr. 14, 2017 by Demi Li -