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| June 10, 2012 | Beijing to open more Great Wall sections to tourism | | Beijing: Beijing authorities have said that the city will open more sections of the Great Wall to accommodate the mounting number of tourists. The city will open the Great Wall sections of
Huanghuacheng and Hefangkou and further extend the lengths of Mutianyu and Badaling
sections open to tourists, said Kong Fanzhi, chief of the city's cultural relics
bureau. Kong said the move was aimed at reducing the load on Great Wall sections
that are currently open to tourists in Beijing , such as Badaling, Mutianyu, Simatai
and Juyongguan. "These Great Wall sections are overloaded on weekends and holidays,"
said Kong, adding that some people have climbed the closed sections of the Great
Wall, which has also damaged the national cultural heritage. The 21,196 kilometers
of Great Wall in China were built over many dynasties starting 2,200 years ago,
according to the latest survey results released by the State Administration of
Cultural Heritage. Among all the sections, a 600-km section lies in Beijing ,
most of which has been preserved in good condition, said Wang Yuwei, an official
on cultural relics protection with the bureau. Wang said new sections were also
found covered in bush or blocked behind higher walls during the survey. The city
is building a Great Wall database, which will be open to the public, according
to Wang. Saturday is China 's National Cultural Heritage Day, which was initiated
in 2006 to call for public protection over the country's cultural heritage.
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