National Great Wall Protection Work Conference Held in Yanqing, Beijing
On September 12, the National Great Wall Protection Work Conference was held in Yanqing, Beijing. Rao Quan, Vice Minister of Culture and Tourism and Director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, attended and spoke; Beijing Vice Mayor Sima Hong delivered remarks; Qiao Yunfei, Deputy Director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, chaired the meeting. The conference reviewed progress since the 18th CPC National Congress, analyzed problems and challenges, and required localities to follow the Great Wall Protection Master Plan: refine protection status, implement tiered protection, strengthen the "four haves" work, enhance systematic protection, deepen interpretation and…
Impact and considerations
The conference sets systematic requirements for Great Wall protection, involving cultural heritage authorities and protection bodies across 15 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, potentially affecting compliance boundaries for tourism development, scenic-area operations and pro…
Key points
- The National Great Wall Protection Work Conference was held in Yanqing, Beijing on September 12; Rao Quan spoke, Sima Hong delivered remarks and Qiao Yunfei chaired.
- The conference reviewed Great Wall protection progress since the 18th CPC National Congress, analyzed problems and challenges, and deployed measures to strengthen protection.
- Localities were required to follow the Great Wall Protection Master Plan, refine protection status and implement tiered protection.
- The meeting called for strengthening the "four haves" work, systematic protection, interpretation and display, and legal implementation and enforcement supervision.
- Cultural heritage authorities from 15 provincial-level regions along the Great Wall and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps attended, with several units giving presentations.
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- 中国旅游新闻网
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- First source publication
- 13 Sept 2026, 08:00
- Page published
- 14 Sept 2026, 00:05
- Last updated
- 13 Sept 2026, 08:00
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- China Tourism News：全国长城保护工作会在北京延庆召开-中国旅游新闻网Document (opens in a new tab)Primary source · zh · Published 13 Sept 2026, 08:00