Restoration work has begun on a section of the Great Wall that has been under water since the 1970s following the construction of a reservoir in north China's Hebei Province, Xinhua news agency reported yesterday.
Only a small part of the section — called Xifengkou, a fortress built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) — was left above the surface in Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County after the Panjiakou Reservoir was built.
The main part of the structure can be seen in times of drought when the water level in the reservoir drops.
The State Administration of Cultural Heritage gave the go-ahead to a restoration plan in 2014, China News Service reported.
Workers are using original materials and following ancient techniques to restore the wall to its original appearance, said Liu Yunquan, curator of the county museum.
