China repairs section of the Great Wall that fell after storms

China has begun to repair a stretch of the Great Wall in Hebei Province, north of the country, which fell after days of continuous rains, said on Thursday the local authorities. The accident occurred on Monday when strong currents of water from the mountains Dajingmen crushed the passage of the Great Wall in Zhangjiakou, said a district official of Shijiazhuang Qiaoxi. The experts found cleaning the stretch of 36 meters long and reinforced other sections loose to prevent further landslides. Cracks were also detected in other parts of the wall near the section that collapsed. The professionals in the protection of cultural relics are drawing up plans to repair the damaged areas. The stretch Dajingmen the Great Wall was built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and suffered years of erosion, which also contributed to the collapse, the experts commented. Natural disasters are also threatening the cultural heritage in the country, according to a separate statement released Thursday by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage. A storage facility of the National Museum in Beijing and an exhibit hall of the Provincial Museum of Gansu in western China, have been affected by recent storms that damaged eight valuable pieces of cultural relics, referred to the administration. The authority issued a circular asking local authorities to carry out inspections in units of cultural heritage, museums and warehousing affiliates in order to ensure the safety of staff and assets.