Source: Qinhuangdao Daily
Reporter: Sun Xuemei
On August 28, it was learned from the press conference on the implementation of the Regulations on the Protection of the Great Wall of Qinhuangdao that it will be officially implemented on September 1.
East from the Shicheng by the sea of the Old Dreagon’s Head in Shanghaiguan District and west to the col of Chengziling in Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County, the Great Wall is the largest and most extensive cultural heritage and important tourism resources in Qinhuangdao. It has a total length of 223.1 kilometers, with 905 single buildings and 62 fortresses, among which there are 565 battlements, 224 bulging bastions and 107 beacon towers. The Great Wall built in Ming Dynasty existing in the territory of Qinhuangdao is the most beautiful part of the Great Wall.
In recent years, due to the disrepair of the Great Wall, the safety risks have increased these days. Problems such as illegal construction, over-emphasizing development and utilization and neglecting protection management in the protection scope and construction control zone of the Great Wall still exist, and illegal activities such as stealing, dismantling and selling Great Wall building components are still in existence too. Daily management of the Great Wall also faces many problems. In order to protect and manage the Great Wall better, regulate the utilities of the Great Wall, and crack down illegal activities such as selling and buying cultural relics of the Great Wall, Regulations on the Protection of the Great Wall of Qinhuangdao was proposed in 2016 and 2017 legislation as a project of preliminary research and deliberation respectively by the municipal people's congress standing committee after being approved by the municipal people’s congress committee. On December 18, 2017, the 6th session of the standing committee of the 14th national people's congress of Qinhuangdao approved Regulations on the Protection of the Great Wall of Qinhuangdao .
After the official implementation of Regulations on the Protection of the Great Wall of Qinhuangdao, based on the practical problems in the protection of the Great Wall, we will adhere to the problem-orient to focus on the definition and extension of the Great Wall protection, clarify the responsibility of protection work, strengthen publicity and education, public participation, planning protection and construction control, improve the management mechanism of the Great Wall protectors, strengthen the management of the Great Wall cultural relics, and seven aspects of the problem behaviors are strictly prohibited within the Great Wall protection areas. Meanwhile, the Regulations also incorporate the latest concept of Great Wall protection, that is, the Great Wall maintenance should follow the principle of not changing the original state of cultural relics and minimal intervention, giving priority to the use of raw materials and original processes to keep its history. The Great Wall patrolling police should work actively and establish electronic archives by using new technologies such as remote sensing monitoring and drones etc. Warning signs should be set up in the areas out of the sightseeing zone and in the sections where potential safety hazards exist.
According to reports, the municipal people's congress standing committee will consolidate the law enforcement inspection of the Regulations, carry out post-legislative evaluation, and promote strict law enforcement and abidance by the law, so as to implement the provisions of the Regulations.