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Received — 13 May 2026 ⏭

The Great Wall is being restored one brick at a time

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By: Tom Llamas · Erin Tan
13 May 2026 at 01:04
BEIJING — Old Cheng was waiting patiently at the bottom of a steep mountain ridge as the minivans carrying our news team snaked their way through the Yan mountains to meet him.

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Construction workers at Phase 5 of the Great Wall reconstruction in Jiankou, China on Tuesday.

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Construction workers at Phase 5 of the Great Wall reconstruction in Jiankou, China on Tuesday.

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Construction workers at Phase 5 of the Great Wall reconstruction in Jiankou, China on Tuesday.

© Fred Dufour

Construction workers at Phase 5 of the Great Wall reconstruction in Jiankou, China on Tuesday.

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Construction workers at Phase 5 of the Great Wall reconstruction in Jiankou, China on Tuesday.
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