Wild orgies leave the Great Wall in mess, and tears

By Echo Shan (chinadaily.com.cn)

Updated: 2005-08-09 15:11

The "Wild Dancing Party" recently landed on China's flag construction -- the Great Wall. However, while party animals from both home and abroad celebrated with glee, the senior wall was wailing.



Partygoers crowd the Jinlingshan section of the Great Wall for night through dancing party on July, 30. The orgy has stirred strong criticism among the public. [sina]

Empty alcohol bottles and various rubbishes were scattered about, silently protesting against the past hilarity. Permeating in the air, the strong smell of excreta left by partygoers would likely make one feel sick.



Visitors enjoy open-air barbeque on the Jinlingshan section of the Wall. [Jingbao Daily]

The party, which usually leads a whole night through on the Great Wall, has welcomed thousands of people every year in Beijing's cool summer night.



A man urinates at a corner of the Wall. [powerapple.com]

"How dare they tramp brazenly on the national pride and spirit by injuring our Great Wall?" asked an angry netizen in a note left after the news.



Young party girls dance against the music at the Great Wall party. [powerapple.com]

A heated community response has caught the attention of the Chinese Great Wall Association (CGWA), in charge of the Wall protection. The CGWA general Secretary Dong Yaohui showed deep concern over the matter, saying, "It is really provoking. The visits of the Wall out of respect and appreciation are welcomed, but this kind of damaging carnival, never."



A couple of lovers smooch under a silk scarf at the party. [powerapple.com]

Echoed by Dong's remark, a recent report similarly made people again frown upon the news that open-air barbeque business is prosperous on the Great Wall, to be specific, the Jinlingshan section of the Wall.







The crowded dancing ball in staged. [powerapple.com]

The management right of Jinling section of Great Wall has been leased to a Hebei commercial corporation since 1997 by the local government at a sum of six million Yuan (US$740,000) on a 50 year term. Since then various activities have been planned on the Wall, including even the orgy and barbeque.

According to Dong, the Jinling Wall located in Hebei Province, is managed by the Hebei Government. So far only the Beijing municipal authority has barred any profit-oriented commercial use of the Wall in the form of a law. The Jinling Wall is not protected within the cover of the law released in 2003.

Counting 50 years from 1997 the lease contract will expire in the distant year of 2047. Can the Wall stand up to "naughty deeds" by people that long?

