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Camping on the Wall goes on despite outcry

&$ &$Campers on the Great Wall. (Global Times Photo) &$&$ Camping overnight on the Great Wall does not harm preservation of the wall and is not illegal, according to a managing official of the Jinshanling Great Wall in Luanping county, Hebei Province,... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Mon, Aug 10 2009

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