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China's Great Wall has been pierced by Genghis Khan, the Manchus, and now, allegedly, a couple of construction workers named Zheng and Wang who wanted a shortcut.

China's Great Wall has been pierced by Genghis Khan, the Manchus, and now, allegedly, a couple of construction workers named Zheng and Wang who wanted a shortcut.

BEIJING: Two people have been detained after using an excavator to dig a hole in the Great Wall of China, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) said.

Family influence has laid solid foundations for Yang Guiting's career, and even helped him build it. Restoring ancient buildings, not just the brickwork or the window frames and lintels, but bringing back their sense of presence, of purpose, has been Yang's calling.