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Chinese Farmers vs. Chinese Ravers
Клубные зарубежные · 27.09.2006
In 2005, a rave took place in the Hebei province, in the Jinshanling area, leaving behind tons of garbage and numerous graffiti sprayed directly on the Great Wall of China. In connection with this, a monument protection committee (or its Chinese equivalent) hired farmers to guard the wall from vandals ahead of the next rave. Only 20% of the original, ancient wall built during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) remains. And these remnants are suffering greatly from graffiti. However, the committee did not take into account that even more damage is inflicted by the farmers who extract whole stone blocks from the wall to reinforce their homes. The confrontation between ravers, farmers, and the committee continues...