Chinese police have arrested two people for causing extensive damage to a section of the Great Wall by opening a hole in its structure so that heavy machinery could pass through, state television reported on Tuesday CCTV.
The suspects, identified by their last names, Zheng and Wangare two construction workers that, according to the police investigation, they used a excavator to open a big hole in one of the sections of the wall in the central province of shanxi in order to facilitate the passage of your machinery.
Photos released by the Youyu County Public Security Bureau showed missing parts and a dirt road that ran through a section of the walllocated near the city of Shuozhou.
The incident occurred on last august 24 in the section called “32”, which is part of the Great Wall built during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and which owes its name to its condition of being the 32nd lookout post which is located in the territory of the county of youyu. It is a very old section of the Wall and of great archaeological value, which is why it is considered part of the cultural heritage of the province.
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The police received a complaint about the fact and moved to the place, where he found evidence that the wall had been destroyed by a heavy machine.
After tracking them down, the agents They located the two suspects in a neighboring town, a man and a woman, aged 38 and 55 respectively, and were taken to the police station for questioning, after which they confessed to having damaged the structure to “save time and distance”.
The Youyu County Public Security Department said the suspects used the bulldozer to make a “big hole” on the wall, causingirreversible damage to integrity” of the monument.
The Great Wall of China is UNESCO World Heritage Site. Some of the oldest parts of the wall are over 2,000 years old. The structure is a testament to the achievements of ancient human engineering.
However, climate change and human activities have caused the disappearance of about 30% of the wall.
Source-www.infobae.com