The Great Wall ( so made in china, not every thing works )

[claud3]

The Great Wall of China collapses after heavy rains

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Published: [COLOR=#999999 !important]10 August, 2012, 17:16
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[COLOR=#999999 !important]The Great Wall of China collapses after heavy rains (Image courtesy: www.wotshappening.com)
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TAGS: Thrills&Spills, History, China, Weather,Culture

Days of heavy rain have badly damaged a section of the Great Wall of China. Local authorities are now trying to repair the collapsed area.
The rain in the Hebei Province in Northern China caused massive flooding, and tons of water swept down from the mountains and swept away a section of the wall at Dajingmen, a local official reported.
The 36 meter long section is now being repaired. Workers are also reinforcing other sections of the Wall damaged by the water. Reports from experts say other fragments of the Wall, which has stood for centuries, are also in danger due to erosion and cracking.


The Great Wall of China collapses after heavy rains (Image courtesy: www.wotshappening.com)
The Dajingmen section, as well as the most of Great Wall, was constructed during the Ming Dynasty that reined in China between 1368 and 1644. However there are still fragments of the Great Wall dating to the 2nd century BC.
The Great Wall of China stretches from east to west along the historical northern border of China. It consists of a series of walls built of stone, brick, earth, and wood to protect the Chinese Empire from invaders.


The Great Wall of China collapses after heavy rains (Image courtesy: www.wotshappening.com)
Heavy rains have flooded parts of China since July, when the rainy season began in the country. A report from the Ministry of Civil Affairs released on Thursday says 112 have died due to the floods and dozens more are missing.

Link: http://rt.com/art-and-culture/news/g...-collapse-355/

It all falls down in the end

[spyrde]

Still stands pretty strong considering how old it is. Those chinamen really knew how to build back then, still do.

[claud3]

thats true, it kept out the chinese for a long time

[Fijiandoce]

to think, all the mongols needed to do was splash some water on it and it would've come tumbling down i kid i kid.

i was sooo close to going to china a few years back, was really looking forward to seeing the wall. life got in the way though...damn you life....no doubt they'll have it fixed soon, and fixed in a proper traditional way to boot

[claud3]

hope so, its a natural thing and a breathtaking feat of engineering

[Dave-The-Rave]

[claud3]

LOL, South Park their is no place to hide

[DreDayDetox]

YES! South Park is fucking awesome!

[claud3]

sure is... But back on topic

I love the fact that they can make things that stand the test of time, until a bit of water gets on them and all breaks.

[Rapture]

It's amazing that these old structures have stood for so long, but it's still a shame to see them become damaged like this.

[keefy]

The wall keep fallign down thy rebuild it. The bits where the tourists go are not hundreds of years old.

[claud3]

The chinese are a great race, a acknowledged race. That brought so much to the human race. That a few things would fall down around them. That would be the great wall and they will fix this great existence of greatness

[efs5030]

thats true, it kept out the chinese for a long time

It kept out the Mongolians...


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[claud3]

Just having a joke mate