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Archaeologists have discovered ruins in a section of the Great Wall along the border of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Gansu Province, dispelling a common belief that there were no sections of the wall in this area.
The remains, nine sections with a total length of more than 10 kilometers, are believed to be part of the Great Wall built during the Qin Dynasty 2,200 years ago.
The findings, made in March and April by researchers in the autonomous region, give historians fresh insight into where the wall was built, enabling them to see the whole picture of the Great Wall.
Among the ruins, six sections, constructed with stones or loess, stretch about 10 kilometers on the southern bank of the Yellow River. Because of flooding and natural degradation, the height of the walls has been reduced to one to five meters.
The other three loess-made sections are 50 meters long in total and five meters high.
The State of Qin defeated other powers during the Warring States Period 2,200 years ago and established the Qin Dynasty. To prevent foreign invaders from crossing the Yellow River when it was frozen in winter, they built the Great Wall as a fortification along the valley beside the river.
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In one photo, the couple, wearing big sunglasses, sit in a trendy Starbucks, holding cups of coffee. In another, they wear traditional Tibetan robes, prostrating themselves in front of Jokhang Monastery in Lhasa.
These are the wedding photos of Tibetans Gerong Phuntsok and Dawa Drolma, who followed the Chinese custom of posing for professional "wedding" snaps in scenic or meaningful locations way ahead of their big day. The photos went viral on Chinese social media days before their big day recently, obviously striking a chord as youngsters of ethnic minorities try to incorporate both traditional culture and more modern trappings into their lives across fast-modernizing China.
The photos have been viewed by 80 percent of users of messaging app WeChat, making the couple the most blessed bride and groom in the country.
Thirty-one-year-old Phuntsok said he had never expected this result, and has spent a long time talking with the photographer about why the photos would have proved to be so popular.
The bridegroom said that maybe they represented thousands of young people from ethnic minorities, who left their hometowns to pursue a modern life but chose to return to tradition after feeling lost in their hearts.
The couple is typical of young Chinese people. But their fine appearance, the thought that went into the poses and shooting locations, the quality of the images as well as their Tibetan identities is what has interested web users.
