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Disabled to visit Badaling Great Wall with lift

The disabled access to Beijing's most famous part of the Great Wall is to be improved in time for the Olympics. Kong Fanzhi, director of the Beijing Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau, said Tuesday that with the help of lifts, the dis ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Feb 27 2008

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