Buy a Brick Scheme to Foil Great Wall Scrawl
For the past four decades, heritage officials have failed to prevent graffiti artists from leaving more of a mark on the Great Wall of China than the Mongolian hordes achieved in centuries of attacks. So it was with a mix of resignation and desperation that they announced yesterday a money-spinning alternative: charging visitors to scratch their name.
Under the new scheme, tourists will pay 999 yuan (£70) for the right to etch a message of their choice on a single brick at a fake section of the wall near Badaling. The Juyongguan management office, which runs the area, said the plan aims to satisfy visitors' desire to leave their mark, without damaging China's best-known cultural relic.
Under the new scheme, tourists will pay 999 yuan (£70) for the right to etch a message of their choice on a single brick at a fake section of the wall near Badaling. The Juyongguan management office, which runs the area, said the plan aims to satisfy visitors' desire to leave their mark, without damaging China's best-known cultural relic.
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