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	Podcast:		Asian Insider
	Episode:		S2E16: Restoring the Great Wall of China - and keeping it authentic
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:12:32
	Publish Date:		2025-01-16 16:00:00
	Description:		The Great Wall of China was built for protection, but now it's in need of guardians to preserve the 2,000-year-old structure. Synopsis: The Straits Times chats with ST’s foreign correspondents about life as it goes on, amid headlines and bubbling crises. When a part of the Great Wall section in Liaoning started to crumble in 2016, authorities paved it over with cement to keep it safe, sparking outrage. Other sections had been transformed into tourist attractions complete with cable cars. But China’s approach towards restoration has since been marked by a saying - “to go along with the layers, the slopes, the curves, the old and the dilapidated” - one tended to carefully by local villagers-turned-craftsmen. In this episode, ST’s foreign editor Li Xueying speaks to China Bureau Chief Tan Dawn Wei about how China’s attitudes towards historical heritage restoration have shifted, and why. Highlights (click/tap above): 00:45 Three men, one mission 02:58 Thinking about heritage preservation 08:08 What the Great Wall means to younger Chinese 10:16 A China correspondent’s Great Wall climbs Read Dawn’s article here: https://str.sg/FofV Read Li Xueying’s articles: https://str.sg/iqmR Follow Li Xueying on LinkedIn: https://str.sg/ip4x Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters Host: Li Xueying (xueying@sph.com.sg) Edited by: Fa’izah Sani Executive producer: Ernest Luis Follow Asian Insider on Fridays here: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg --- Follow more ST podcast channels: All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7 ST Podcast website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts ST Podcasts YouTube: https://str.sg/4Vwsa --- Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section: The App Store: https://str.sg/icyB Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX --- #STAsianInsider See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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