Two people have been arrested for allegedly tearing a giant hole through the Great Wall of China with an excavator, potentially causing “irreparable” damage – just so they could get through it while working there.
The damage was discovered late last month in a section known as the 32nd Great Wall, the only surviving section dating back to the Ming Dynasty from 1368 to 1644, according to state media reports.
Officials believe heavy machinery was used to open a gap in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, damaging it beyond repair, China Daily said.
The investigation led to the arrest of two suspects, a 38-year-old man surnamed Zheng and a 55-year-old woman surnamed Wang, the Shanxi Bureau of Cultural Relics said on Monday.
They were said to be construction workers who had widened the gap in the wall to create a shortcut to pass through, China Daily said.
The damage was found in a section known as the 32nd Great Wall, the only surviving section from the Ming Dynasty from 1368 to 1644Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images
Both were charged with destroying cultural relics, state media said.
The Shanxi Bureau of Cultural Relics also said that it caused “irreparable” damage to the integrity and safety of the section within 13,000 miles.
The site is broken beyond repair. Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images
The entire Great Wall of China was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
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