Section of Great Wall in Inner Mongolia destroyed by road co

时间：2006-11-16 00:44:47

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Chinanews, Beijing, Nov. 15 – According to People's Daily, the Cultural Relics1 Bureau of Inner Mongolia Autonomous2 Region recently fined a local infrastructure3 building company 500 thousand yuan (US$63 thousand) for causing disastrous4 damage to the Great Wall.

 

This reporter found on Monday that the newly built road had reduced the section of the Great Wall in its surrounding area to nothing. Senior officials from the bureau criticized such activity, and they were worried lest more and more people would destroy cultural relics for economic purposes.

 

The ruins of this section of the Great Wall were located in Longsheng, a remote village in the city of Fengzhen. A large beacon5 tower had also been destroyed.

 

Inner Mongolia has preserved the longest section of the Great Wall, or half of the total length of the Great Wall in China. Experts believe uncontrollable human activities in the region make Great Wall protection more and more difficult. Moreover, natural disasters like sandstorms and earthquakes also pose great threats to the Great Wall.

 

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1 relics UkMzSr     
[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸
参考例句：
  • The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
  • Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。
2 autonomous DPyyv     
adj.自治的；独立的
参考例句：
  • They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
  • This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。
3 infrastructure UbBz5     
n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施
参考例句：
  • We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
  • We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。
4 disastrous 2ujx0     
adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的
参考例句：
  • The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
  • Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。
5 beacon KQays     
n.烽火，（警告用的）闪火灯，灯塔
参考例句：
  • The blink of beacon could be seen for miles.灯塔的光亮在数英里之外都能看见。
  • The only light over the deep black sea was the blink shone from the beacon.黑黢黢的海面上唯一的光明就只有灯塔上闪现的亮光了。

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