The Great Wall of the ancient Qi State, the oldest(exist) Great Wall in China, stretches across Shandong for more than 600 kilometers. It (build) during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
"Historical records say the Qi State built the wall here to defend itselfits enemies, as well as to stop flooding(effective)," says An Xingzhu, who worked at the town's culture station for more than three decades. A key task of the station is(protect) cultural relics.
In the 1970s，parts of the rammed earth wall(夯土墙)were dug out and used by farmers for their land, but since the early 1990s, the local government(start) to take measures to protect the wall.
Rapid development and(construct) have brought many new problems and challenges in protecting the wall.is necessary to provide a solid legal guarantee for its conservation. To tackle the challenges, Shandong Province has passed a regulation protecting the structurewill take effect on Jan. 1. It states that local governments will establish a dynamic conservation system using remote sensing satellites, drones, information platforms and other technological(mean) to monitor the Great Wall.
