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Welcome to International Friends of the Great Wall!

My "feet on" relationship with the Great Wall was at least 11 years old before I realized that some serious conservation issues were arising.

I was shocked in 1997 to discover that garbage was becoming a problem on sections of Wall I'd enjoyed as pristine some ten years earlier.

I positively channeled that initial anger to action in organizing the first-ever public cleanup on the Great Wall of China (in April 1998).

Before long however, I realized that shocking enough the cosmetic problems - of garbage and graffiti - were, much more serious conservation problems were looming.

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The Wonder of the Great Wall
The Great Wall of China is perhaps the most famous building, ancient or modern, in the world today...
About the Founder and Origins of Conservation Work
1In April 1998, William Lindesay organized the first cleanup day of action on the Great Wall of China...
Focus on Problems
At the seminar, it was noted that Great Wall in the Beijing region was facing a slew of new threats...
WMF and the Endangered Great Wall
In November 2000, a joint application was made by William Lindesay and the Beijing Bureau for Cultural Relics...
Mission Statement and Policy Outline of The Society
Aware of the number of threats and their growing severity, William Lindesay was inspired to establish The Society in order to...
News Briefs

Society Awarded ¡®Robert Wilson Challenge to Conserve Our Heritage¡¯...

Legal and Institutional Framework
International Friends of the Great Wall was registered as a society on April 11th...
Human Resources
The Society has four officers, namely Mr. William Lindesay,Ms. Wu Qi ,Mr. Yang Xiao and Ms. Anna-Maria Davis...
Our Sponsors
International Friends of the Great Wall would like to extend their sincere thanks to the following corporations for their valued contributions to ...
Measures of Beijing Municipality for the Protection of the Great Wall
n viewing cosmetic damage ¨C litter and graffiti -- on Great Wall...
Notice on Further Reinforcing the Conservation and Management of the Great Wall

To the People's Governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and directly-administrated municipalities containing the Great Wall ...

CountrysideCode

In viewing cosmetic damage ¨C litter and graffiti -- on Great Wall...

A Scrapbook of Stories by William Lindesay
Geologist aims to protect ' wild wall' from ravages of progress...
--South China Morning Post
Related Reports

IGeologist aims to protect ' wild wall' from ravages of progress...
--South China Morning Post

 
 
 
 
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