{"id":1209712,"date":"2022-01-11T23:04:12","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T04:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1209712"},"modified":"2022-01-11T23:04:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T04:04:15","slug":"part-of-great-wall-of-china-collapses-after-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/part-of-great-wall-of-china-collapses-after-earthquake\/","title":{"rendered":"Part of Great Wall of China Collapses After Earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpart-of-great-wall-of-china-collapses-after-earthquake%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1209712&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/filephoto2013-Great-Wall-of-China-Gansu-province-Getty-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A two-meter section of China\u2019s Great Wall in northwestern Gansu province <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globaltimes.cn\/page\/202201\/1245489.shtml\">collapsed<\/a>&nbsp;in recent days after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the area, China\u2019s state-run <em>Global Times<\/em> reported on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The natural disaster rattled China\u2019s Qinghai province around 1:50 am on January 8. The quake\u2019s vibrations extended beyond Qinghai to Gansu, a neighboring province, where they brought down a section of the Great Wall dating to Imperial China\u2019s Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAfter the strong seism, authorities organized an inspection of local cultural relics and discovered the collapse site,\u201d the <em>Global Times<\/em> reported of the damaged Great Wall section on January 10.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA primary protection has been installed and the repair and restoration work is in process,\u201d the newspaper added.<\/p>\n<p>The seismic activity took place in a rural section of northwestern China that is sparsely populated, though residents of cities neighboring the region reported feeling the earthquake\u2019s tremors on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere were no reports of deaths but nine people were injured, among whom eight were discharged from the hospital and one is still under observation,\u201d the <em>Global Times<\/em> reported on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The China Earthquake Networks Center described the seismic activity as \u201coriginating from a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).\u201d The earthquake <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/video\/china\/3162800\/least-9-injured-69-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-northwestern-chinas-qinghai\">damaged<\/a> more than 4,000 homes in Qinghai province and an additional 4,830 houses in Gansu\u2019s Zhangye city, according to a January 10 report by the <em>South China Morning Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe earthquake affected a total of 5,831 people in the province [Qinghai], and 65 people from 16 households whose homes were damaged have been relocated,\u201d Xinhua, China\u2019s official state-run press agency, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/20220109\/6c6dd6071e55408c872020586e786a9b\/c.html\">revealed<\/a> on January 9.<\/p>\n<p>The tremors additionally damaged sections of \u201clocal roads, bridges and water pipelines \u2026 to varying degrees,\u201d according to Xinhua.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s ruling Communist Party dispatched emergency response teams to&nbsp;Qinghai province on January 9 to help locals recover from the natural disaster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRepair work is underway to restore power supplies in part of the affected area,\u201d&nbsp;Li Jun, the director of the political department for Qinghai province, told reporters at a press conference on January 9.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe emergency management department of Menyuan county has sent 50 tents to Huangcheng township near the epicenter,\u201d Li said at the press briefing.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation suggests displaced locals are currently sleeping in state-provided tents after their homes were damaged or destroyed by the earthquake. Menyuan county is located in the northeast of Qinghai province. It borders Gansu province to the north.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrent needs for other materials can be met with our reserve of emergency supplies,\u201d Li assured the public on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A two-meter section of China\u2019s Great Wall in northwestern Gansu province collapsed\u00a0in recent days after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the area, China\u2019s state-run Global Times reported on Monday. 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