Excavator 1. Great Wall of China 0. https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/04/china/china-great-wall-damage-excavator-intl/index.html Two people detained in China for allegedly damaging Great Wall with excavator CNN — none Two people have been detained in Chinaafter allegedly damaging a section of the Great Wall in the northern Shanxi province with an excavator, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Authorities in Youyu County said they received a report on August 24 that a gap in the wall was created in Yangqianhe Township, CCTV reported. After an investigation, police found a 38-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman had used an excavator to breach the wall in order to create a shortcut to pass through, causing “irreversible” damage to the integrity and safety of that portion of the wall, the broadcaster said.