China’s Great Wall is disintegrating

Mon, 10/24/2011 - 16:19 — Anonymous The stability of the Great Wall,
China's world-renowned fortification, is being threatened by illegal mining
for copper and iron, as miners tunnel within 100 meters of the iconic
structure, according to various media.People just think of the famous
sections and assume that the rest of the wall is in the same
condition./-- Dong Waohui, vice-chairman of the Great Wall Association/ var
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