China's Great Wall is Crumbling Due to Mining

The Great Wall of China. 

Photo: Matt Barber / Creative Commons.

China's rapid push to develop the country's resources is now threatening its most iconic landmark: According to recent reports, both legal and illegal mining near the Great Wall are causing parts of the ancient, 4,000-mile-long structure to crumble away.

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