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China to remeasure length of the Great Wall
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-02-17 16:32
China will remeasure the length of the Great Wall with the help of aeronautic
remote sensing technology, according to the China Great Wall Institute.
A view of the Great Wall of
China. For about 120 dollars, visitors to the Chinese landmark can now
leave their mark on a fake wall stones built recently in the name of
preventing graffiti on the genuine structure.
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Experts from the institute and
the State Mapping Bureau will jointly carry out a program on comprehensively
measuring and surveying the Great Wall.
Meanwhile, the Beijing municipal cultural relics bureau will organize a team
of experts to explore current conditions and produce detailed information about
the Great Wall section in Beijing.
The current recorded length of the Great Wall, which is 7,300 kilometers, is
not likely to be very accurate due to the relatively backward measuring
equipment and methods used in the past.
The program will not only confirm the actual length of the wonder of the
world, but can also provide pictorial data of its overall layout, which is
significant to the preservation of the cultural relic.
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