BEIJING: The Shandong province of China's government has passed a law to conserve the Great Wall of Qi, the oldest portion of the Unesco World Heritage Site.

The legislation was passed by legislators on Wednesday during the 38th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th Shandong Provincial People's Congress. According to the Xinhua news agency, it will go into effect on January 1, 2023.

The Spring and Autumn Period (770 B.C–476 B.C.) and the Warring States Period saw the construction of the 641 km long Great Wall of Qi (475 B.C.-221 B.C.).

The new regulation details the duties of numerous ministries and places an emphasis on regional collaboration with regard to the preservation and use of the Great Wall of Qi.

To monitor the Great Wall, its associated infrastructures, and the environment around it, it is stated that local governments will set up a dynamic conservation system using remote sensing satellites, drones, information platforms, and other technical tools. To balance protection and development, the law calls for more standardisation of tourism services that include the Great Wall.

According to Qi Yan'an, a representative of the province justice department, the Great Wall of Qi is in a precarious legal state and needs a strong legal guarantee to support conservation efforts.

The Great Wall, which has a total length of more than 20,000 km, was continually constructed on the northern frontier of the nation from the third century B.C. to the seventeenth century A.D., according to Unesco.

The Great Wall starts at Shanhaiguan, Hebei province, in the east, and finishes in Jiayuguan, Gansu province, in the west. Its basic structure is made up of fortifications and passes along the Wall, as well as walls, horse trails, watchtowers, and shelters on the wall.

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