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Restoration Work on Great Wall of China Leaves Section Damaged

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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese officials are being pilloried over the smoothing-over of a crumbling but much-loved 700-year-old section of the Great Wall of China in the name of restoration. The widely mocked project on the UNESCO World Heritage Site involved an 8-kilometer (5-mile) unrestored Xiaohekou section of the wall that has become known as the "most beautiful wild Great Wall."Defensive works and guard towers were knocked flat as part of the project, officially launched to prevent further deterioration caused by the elements….

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