Safeguarding the Great Wall in NW China's Qinghai

STORY: Safeguarding the Great Wall in NW China's Qinghai SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 9, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: DATONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty 2. STANDUP (English): YANGCHUK DHADRUN, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YAN YANAN, Former director of Datong County Museum STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YANGCHUK DHADRUN, Xinhua correspondent "Here I'm standing beside the remains of a section of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) Great Wall in northwest China's Qinghai Province. The construction can date back to about 450 years ago and they played an important defense role then. Standing about 3,000 meters above the sea level, they are also recognized as the world's highest remains of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall." The Great Wall is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, consisting of many interconnected walls. It traverses through 15 provinces and cities in China. R