The parts of the Great Wall being scanvenged for building materials are very remote and aren't much more than a raised dike that's hardly more impressive than a couple hundred cubic yards of earth that a bulldozer could pile up in a few hours work.
Besides, there's a noticeable lack of Mongol horse archers threatening to attack China, and if they ever did rise up again from the Mongolian steppes I do believe that the People's Liberation Army would fix their wagons pretty quick.
Stones from Hadrian’s Wall were used in the 18th century to build a military road when the English were trying to repel Bonnie Prince Charlie’s invasion. It worked, and the English were spared from having to eat haggis.
Stones from Hadrian’s Wall were used in the 18th century to build a military road when the English were trying to repel Bonnie Prince Charlie’s invasion. It worked, and the English were spared from having to eat haggis.
“The Great Wall is indeed crumbling in remote spots, but this World Heritage Site is not exactly vanishing. There’s lots and lots of impressive unbroken miles of the Great Wall Of China that’ll be left standing for a long long time. “
So, a fundraising ploy? Save the great wall from global warming?