China News Service, Taiyuan, October 7 (Reporter Hu Jian) The reporter learned from the Propaganda Department of the Pingyao County Party Committee of Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province on the evening of the 7th that due to heavy rainfall, the city wall of Pingyao, a world cultural heritage site, collapsed.
The local report stated that at 6:30 on the 5th, affected by heavy rainfall (precipitation reached 120 ml from October 3 to 5), the inner wall of Pingyao City Wall No. 84 had a partial collapse. The length of the collapse was about 25 meters, and no personnel were caused. casualties.
At present, local cultural protection personnel have promptly cleaned the rammed earth and bricks that fell off the ground, set up isolation fences and warning signs at the collapsed section of the city wall, covered the wall in the dangerous section and took emergency treatment to prevent secondary collapse, and ensure the protection of the ancient city residents. Personal safety of tourists.
At the same time, the emergency repair procedures for the city wall have been launched.
Pingyao City Wall is a large open-air soil cultural relic building, and continuous heavy rainfall is the biggest threat to the safety of the wall.
In response, Pingyao County officials increased the frequency of 24-hour rounds of inspections of the ancient city wall to ensure the safety of the ancient city wall itself.
The city wall of Pingyao is one of the four most intact ancient city walls in China. In 1988, the city wall of Pingyao was announced as the third batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council of China.
In 1997, the ancient city of Pingyao, including the Pingyao City Wall, was included in the World Cultural Heritage List.
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