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Old 01-12-2010, 12:30 AM
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Great Wall of east Huangyaguan was separated into two parts after earthquake , the place of earth move up was marked with the red circle in following picture , and its coordinates is 40°14'43.40"N 117° 26'36.73"E . The year of earthquake is unknown .

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Old 01-12-2010, 02:40 AM
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So this damage was not repaired when the Huangyaguan Great Wall was restored? They left the gap as it was?
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So this damage was not repaired when the Huangyaguan Great Wall was restored? They left the gap as it was?
They expect it could be restored back naturally on next earthquake
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They expect it could be restored back naturally on next earthquake
Ha ha. Or maybe they thought they could prevent future earthquakes by leaving the damage unrepaired.
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