Arg-e Bam Citadel - Iran

Arg-e Bam Citadel - Iran

Adobe rooftops and a watchtower are seen inside the Arg-e Bam citadel in Bam, Iran on December 14, 2025. Arg-e Bam, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest adobe structure in the world and dates back to at least the Achaemenid period. The historic fortress once served as a key stop along Silk Road trade routes and was a major center for regional commerce. Photo by Bahram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Pays Cathare

Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - AUDE (11) PEYREPERTUSE CASTLE. FROM THE SOUTHERN WATCHTOWER, VIEW OF THE OLD DUNGEON. ON THE RIGHT, THE VALLEY OF VERDOUBLE RIVER AND THE VILLAGE OF CUCUGNAN. ON BACKGROUND, THE SILHOUETTE OF QUERIBUS CASTLE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Cathares

Illustration - Cathares

FRANCE - AUDE (11) PEYREPERTUSE CASTLE. FROM THE SOUTHERN WATCHTOWER, VIEW OF THE OLD DUNGEON. ON THE RIGHT, THE VALLEY OF VERDOUBLE RIVER AND THE VILLAGE OF CUCUGNAN. ON BACKGROUND, THE SILHOUETTE OF QUERIBUS CASTLE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Settler Harassment in the Jordan Valley

Settler Harassment in the Jordan Valley

An Israeli watchtower stands overlooking the villages of Palestinian Bedouins in Ras al-Ain and Al-Muarrajat in the Jordan Valley, located in Palestine, in the occupied West Bank, in Area C, on June 25, 2025. These military structures are part of Israel’s security network controlling movement and access across large parts of the West Bank. Photo by Khadija Toufik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - The Alps in Summer

Illustration - The Alps in Summer

FRANCE. HAUTES-ALPES (05) A WATCHTOWER AND THE COLLEGIATE CHURCH IN BRIANCON, A TOWN OF ART AND HISTORY FORTIFIED BY VAUBAN. ITS FORTIFICATIONS ARE A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE, Photo by Bertrand Bodin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE<. ALSACE. HAUT RHIN (68) AERIAL VIEW OF THE VILLAGE OF RIQUEWIHR: ON THE RIGHT, THE DOLDER: AN EMBLEMATIC MONUMENT, PART BELFRY, PART WATCHTOWER AND PART UPPER GATEWAY TO THE TOWN, 25 M HIGH. SURROUNDED BY RAMPARTS, THE VILLAGE HAS MIRACULOUSLY SURVIVED ALL THE WARS AND DESTRUCTION. THE ALLEYS, WALLS AND OLD HOUSES HAVE RETAINED VIRTUALLY INTACT THEIR 16TH-CENTURY SPLENDOUR. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

GANZI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 4, 2025 shows the thousand-year-old Suopo Tibetan villages Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Danba county, Ganzi prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

GANZI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 4, 2025 shows the thousand-year-old Suopo Tibetan villages Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Danba county, Ganzi prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

GANZI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 4, 2025 shows the thousand-year-old Suopo Tibetan villages Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Danba county, Ganzi prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

GANZI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 4, 2025 shows the thousand-year-old Suopo Tibetan villages Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Danba county, Ganzi prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

GANZI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 4, 2025 shows the thousand-year-old Suopo Tibetan villages Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Danba county, Ganzi prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

GANZI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 4, 2025 shows the thousand-year-old Suopo Tibetan villages Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Danba county, Ganzi prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

GANZI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 4, 2025 shows the thousand-year-old Suopo Tibetan villages Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Danba county, Ganzi prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

GANZI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 4, 2025 shows the thousand-year-old Suopo Tibetan villages Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Danba county, Ganzi prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

GANZI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 4, 2025 shows the thousand-year-old Suopo Tibetan villages Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Danba county, Ganzi prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

GANZI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 4, 2025 shows the thousand-year-old Suopo Tibetan villages Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Danba county, Ganzi prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

GANZI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 4, 2025 shows the thousand-year-old Suopo Tibetan villages Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Danba county, Ganzi prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

GANZI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 4, 2025 shows the thousand-year-old Suopo Tibetan villages Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Danba county, Ganzi prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

GANZI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 4, 2025 shows the thousand-year-old Suopo Tibetan villages Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Danba county, Ganzi prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

GANZI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 4, 2025 shows the thousand-year-old Suopo Tibetan villages Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Danba county, Ganzi prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

GANZI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 4, 2025 shows the thousand-year-old Suopo Tibetan villages Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Danba county, Ganzi prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

GANZI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 4, 2025 shows the thousand-year-old Suopo Tibetan villages Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Danba county, Ganzi prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

GANZI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 4, 2025 shows the thousand-year-old Suopo Tibetan villages Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Danba county, Ganzi prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

GANZI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 4, 2025 shows the thousand-year-old Suopo Tibetan villages Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Danba county, Ganzi prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

GANZI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 4, 2025 shows the thousand-year-old Suopo Tibetan villages Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Danba county, Ganzi prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Ganzi

GANZI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - Photo taken on Feb 4, 2025 shows the thousand-year-old Suopo Tibetan villages Ancient Stone Watchtower Complex in Danba county, Ganzi prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Fire festival at cape facing Pacific Ocean

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Jan. 19 Kyodo - High school archery club members shoot flaming arrows to ignite a 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field during a fire festival on a cape facing the Pacific Ocean in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 18, 2025. (Kyodo)

Mobilization For The Liberation Of Georges Abdallah, In Prison For 40 Years

Mobilization For The Liberation Of Georges Abdallah, In Prison For 40 Years

Activists bang stones on the gates at the entrance to the prison, with the watchtower in the background. Over 130 organizations and personalities from France and around the world have signed the appeal launched by the Campagne Unitaire for an international month of action, and for a massive demonstration on October 26 outside Lannemezan prison to demand the release of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who has been in prison for 40 years. France, Lannemezan, October 26, 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mobilization For The Liberation Of Georges Abdallah, In Prison For 40 Years - Lannemezan

Mobilization For The Liberation Of Georges Abdallah, In Prison For 40 Years - Lannemezan

Activists hang a banner on the railings surrounding the prison opposite the watchtower. Over 130 organizations and personalities from France and around the world have signed the appeal launched by the Campagne Unitaire for an international month of action, and for a massive demonstration on October 26 outside Lannemezan prison to demand the release of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who has been in prison for 40 years. France, Lannemezan, October 26, 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mobilization For The Liberation Of Georges Abdallah, In Prison For 40 Years - Lannemezan

Mobilization For The Liberation Of Georges Abdallah, In Prison For 40 Years - Lannemezan

Activists hang a banner on the railings surrounding the prison opposite the watchtower. Over 130 organizations and personalities from France and around the world have signed the appeal launched by the Campagne Unitaire for an international month of action, and for a massive demonstration on October 26 outside Lannemezan prison to demand the release of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who has been in prison for 40 years. France, Lannemezan, October 26, 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mobilization For The Liberation Of Georges Abdallah, In Prison For 40 Years - Lannemezan

Mobilization For The Liberation Of Georges Abdallah, In Prison For 40 Years - Lannemezan

Someone with a Lebanese flag taps a stone on the railings surrounding the prison opposite the watchtower. Over 130 organizations and personalities from France and around the world have signed the appeal launched by the Campagne Unitaire for an international month of action, and for a massive demonstration on October 26 outside Lannemezan prison to demand the release of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who has been in prison for 40 years. France, Lannemezan, October 26, 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mobilization For The Liberation Of Georges Abdallah, In Prison For 40 Years - Lannemezan

Mobilization For The Liberation Of Georges Abdallah, In Prison For 40 Years - Lannemezan

A militant with a stone taps on the railings surrounding the prison opposite the watchtower. Over 130 organizations and personalities from France and around the world have signed the appeal launched by the Campagne Unitaire for an international month of action, and for a massive demonstration on October 26 outside Lannemezan prison to demand the release of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who has been in prison for 40 years. France, Lannemezan, October 26, 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-BEIJING-GREAT WALL-FATHER AND SON-RESEARCH (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-GREAT WALL-FATHER AND SON-RESEARCH (CN)

(231213) -- BEIJING, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 5, 2023 shows Yan Xinqiang (L) and Yan Gongming checking on a restored watchtower at a section of the Great Wall in Yanqing of Beijing, capital of China. Yan Xinqiang, a 78-year-old retired art editor, and his son Yan Gongming, a 45-year-old teacher teaching Chinese as a foreign language, are a father and son who have a long story with the Great Wall. Since 1984, they have been, all at their own expense, investigating, photographing and recording the Great Wall of various locations, times and types. In 1996, at Futuyu Great Wall in Laiyuan County of north China's Hebei Province, they found the shooting place of a piece of photo work by Sha Fei, a China's famous wartime photojournalist, which shows Chinese soldiers are battling near a section of ancient Great Wall. Based on their research experience, they began to gradually focus the research on the form of the Great Wall. This year they published a picture book on the forms of the Great

CHINA-BEIJING-GREAT WALL-FATHER AND SON-RESEARCH (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-GREAT WALL-FATHER AND SON-RESEARCH (CN)

(231213) -- BEIJING, Dec. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 5, 2023 shows Yan Xinqiang taking pictures of the inside formation of a watchtower at a section of the Great Wall in Yanqing of Beijing, capital of China. Yan Xinqiang, a 78-year-old retired art editor, and his son Yan Gongming, a 45-year-old teacher teaching Chinese as a foreign language, are a father and son who have a long story with the Great Wall. Since 1984, they have been, all at their own expense, investigating, photographing and recording the Great Wall of various locations, times and types. In 1996, at Futuyu Great Wall in Laiyuan County of north China's Hebei Province, they found the shooting place of a piece of photo work by Sha Fei, a China's famous wartime photojournalist, which shows Chinese soldiers are battling near a section of ancient Great Wall. Based on their research experience, they began to gradually focus the research on the form of the Great Wall. This year they published a picture book on the forms of the Great

CHINA-GANSU-SCENERY-GREAT WALL (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-SCENERY-GREAT WALL (CN)

(231210) -- LANZHOU, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 16, 2023 shows a worn-out watchtower of the Great Wall in Shandan County of Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province. Gansu Province is home to multiple sections of the Great Wall that add up to 3,654 kilometers in length. The Hexi Corridor, a critical part of the ancient Silk Road winding through south of the province, boasts more than 1,400 kilometers of the Wall built in the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD), and over 1,200 kilometers erected in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Gansu is therefore dubbed "an open-air museum of the Great Wall." (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

CHINA-BEIJING-GUBEIKOU GREAT WALL (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-GUBEIKOU GREAT WALL (CN)

(231205) -- BEIJING, Dec. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 14, 2023 shows a watchtower of the Gubeikou Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China. Gubeikou Great Wall is located in Gubeikou Town, Miyun District of Beijing. The defense of the Great Wall is an important part of the early Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. In 1933, the Chinese troops fought against Japanese invaders at places including Lengkou, Xifengkou and Gubeikou of the Great Wall. As a part of the national anthem lyrics, the Great Wall is the spiritual symbol of the Chinese nation. The ancient Great Wall has witnessed Chinese people's patriotism, solidarity and strength. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

CHINA-BEIJING-GUBEIKOU GREAT WALL (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-GUBEIKOU GREAT WALL (CN)

(231205) -- BEIJING, Dec. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 14, 2023 shows a watchtower at the Panlongshan section of Gubeikou Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China. Gubeikou Great Wall is located in Gubeikou Town, Miyun District of Beijing. The defense of the Great Wall is an important part of the early Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. In 1933, the Chinese troops fought against Japanese invaders at places including Lengkou, Xifengkou and Gubeikou of the Great Wall. As a part of the national anthem lyrics, the Great Wall is the spiritual symbol of the Chinese nation. The ancient Great Wall has witnessed Chinese people's patriotism, solidarity and strength. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FOREST-LOOKOUTS (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FOREST-LOOKOUTS (CN)

(230912) -- HARBIN, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Liuyang (L) and Xu Pan walk to the Caiqin Watchtower in Zhanhe forest farm in the city of Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 23, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Two generations' devotion to guarding greenery" (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FOREST-LOOKOUTS (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FOREST-LOOKOUTS (CN)

(230912) -- HARBIN, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Liuyang (L) and Xu Pan climb the Caiqin Watchtower in Zhanhe forest farm in the city of Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 23, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Two generations' devotion to guarding greenery" (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FOREST-LOOKOUTS (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FOREST-LOOKOUTS (CN)

(230912) -- HARBIN, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows the Caiqin Watchtower in Zhanhe forest farm in the city of Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 23, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Two generations' devotion to guarding greenery" (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FOREST-LOOKOUTS (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FOREST-LOOKOUTS (CN)

(230912) -- HARBIN, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows Wang Liuyang, Xu Pan and Wang Xuetang driving to the Caiqin Watchtower in Zhanhe forest farm in the city of Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 23, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Two generations' devotion to guarding greenery" (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FOREST-LOOKOUTS (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FOREST-LOOKOUTS (CN)

(230912) -- HARBIN, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows the Caiqin Watchtower in the air and a cabin for lookouts on the ground in Zhanhe forest farm in the city of Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 23, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Two generations' devotion to guarding greenery" (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FOREST-LOOKOUTS (CN)

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-FOREST-LOOKOUTS (CN)

(230912) -- HARBIN, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Caiqin and her husband Wang Xuetang work on a watchtower in Zhanhe forest farm in the city of Heihe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 4, 2004. TO GO WITH "Across China: Two generations' devotion to guarding greenery" (Photo by Ding Zhaowen/Xinhua)

LEBANON-BLUE LINE-TOUR

LEBANON-BLUE LINE-TOUR

(230808) -- BLUE LINE, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Representatives of member states of the UN Security Council accredited to Lebanon, accompanied by Lebanese officers, are seen on a watchtower during a tour along the Blue Line, on Aug. 8, 2023. The Lebanese Army Command on Tuesday organized a field tour along the Blue Line for representatives of member states of the UN Security Council accredited to Lebanon. Lebanese military sources told Xinhua that the tour started from the Lebanese army barracks in Tyre, passed through Ras Naqoura in the west, and reached the Ghajar axis in the east. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

Barrier fence project at the eastern border of Finland

Barrier fence project at the eastern border of Finland

A watchtower at the Finnish-Russian border in Imatra, south-eastern Finland, on April 14, 2023. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-AERIAL PHOTO

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-AERIAL PHOTO

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on March 19, 2022 shows forest ranger Song Chen up for work at a watchtower on Mangshan Mountain in Beijing, capital of China. His duty is to guard on the watchtower and be responsible for more than 13,000 mu (about 130 hectares) of forests in the surrounding area. (Xinhua/Li He)

Guarding forest on fire watchtower

STORY: Guarding forest on fire watchtower DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the birdview of Rongjiang County in southwest China's Guizhou Province 2. various of Rongjiang County's watchtower in the forest 3. various of Huang Tongwei on duty 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUANG TONGWEI, Forest ranger STORYLINE: Huang Tongwei, 54, is a forest ranger. He has been stationed in Rongjiang County in southwest China's Guizhou Province for three decades. His routine is to monitor possible fire risks on a watchtower. Despite the hardship, Huang thinks his responsibility is crucial. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HUANG TONGWEI, Forest ranger "As long as I am on duty, I have responsibilities to guard the forest. Recently, the weather is dry. I feel a bit uneasy if I am not standing upon the watchtower. Usually, when there is fog in the early morning, the air is moist, and a forest fire is less probable. At this time, I usually just do something ar

CHINA-BEIJING-GREAT WALL-RESTORATION (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-GREAT WALL-RESTORATION (CN)

(220821) -- BEIJING, Aug. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker carries restoration materials to a watchtower at the west part of Jiankou section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 16, 2022. Located in Beijing's suburban Huairou District, the Jiankou section of the Great Wall, once known among the hikers as "the deserted Great Wall", is believed to be one of the most dangerous parts of the relic. A restoration project, mainly focusing on a 1,678-meter-long wall with 8 watchtowers in the west part of Jiankou section, is expected to be completed by the end of October. The project is implemented in adherence of the principle of "minimum intervention" to ensure maximum authenticity, integrity and ancient historical features of the Great Wall. Meanwhile, a research-based restoration project is also underway with the aim of reinforcing and eliminating potential safety hazards as well as changes and existing conditions of the Great Wall through multidisciplinary cooperation. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

CHINA-BEIJING-GREAT WALL-RESTORATION (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-GREAT WALL-RESTORATION (CN)

(220821) -- BEIJING, Aug. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Engineer Cheng Yongmao stands at a watchtower of the west part of Jiankou section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 16, 2022. Located in Beijing's suburban Huairou District, the Jiankou section of the Great Wall, once known among the hikers as "the deserted Great Wall", is believed to be one of the most dangerous parts of the relic. A restoration project, mainly focusing on a 1,678-meter-long wall with 8 watchtowers in the west part of Jiankou section, is expected to be completed by the end of October. The project is implemented in adherence of the principle of "minimum intervention" to ensure maximum authenticity, integrity and ancient historical features of the Great Wall. Meanwhile, a research-based restoration project is also underway with the aim of reinforcing and eliminating potential safety hazards as well as changes and existing conditions of the Great Wall through multidisciplinary cooperation. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

CHINA-BEIJING-GREAT WALL-RESTORATION (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-GREAT WALL-RESTORATION (CN)

(220820) -- BEIJING, Aug. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Technician Yang Zhanjie places a caution reminder on a collapsed wall of a watchtower to prevent people from trampling at the research-based renovation part of Jiankou section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 17, 2022. Located in Beijing's suburban Huairou District, the Jiankou section of the Great Wall, once known among the hikers as "the deserted Great Wall", is believed to be one of the most dangerous parts of the relic. A restoration project, mainly focusing on a 1,678-meter-long wall with 8 watchtowers in the west part of Jiankou section, is expected to be completed by the end of October. The project is implemented in adherence of the principle of "minimum intervention" to ensure maximum authenticity, integrity and ancient historical features of the Great Wall. Meanwhile, a research-based restoration project is also underway with the aim of reinforcing and eliminating potential safety hazards as well as changes and existing c