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Aerial view of the underwater Great Wall located in the Panjiakou reservoir, north China's Hebei Province, May 8, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhai Yujia)
The underwater Great Wall belongs to the Panjiakou castle which was an important military pass in Ming dynasty (1368-1644). After the Panjiakou reservoir was built in 1975, some part of the Great Wall was submerged.
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Aerial view of the underwater Great Wall located in the Panjiakou reservoir, north China's Hebei Province, May 8, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhai Yujia)
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Aerial view of the underwater Great Wall located in the Panjiakou reservoir, north China's Hebei Province, May 8, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhai Yujia)
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Aerial view of the underwater Great Wall located in the Panjiakou reservoir, north China's Hebei Province, May 8, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhai Yujia)
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Aerial view of the underwater Great Wall located in the Panjiakou reservoir, north China's Hebei Province, May 8, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhai Yujia)
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Aerial view of the underwater Great Wall located in the Panjiakou reservoir, north China's Hebei Province, May 8, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhai Yujia)
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Aerial view of the underwater Great Wall located in the Panjiakou reservoir, north China's Hebei Province, May 8, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Zhai Yujia)