Chen Jing (L) takes photos of a section of the ancient Great Wall in Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)
YANCHI, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Yanchi County, known as a "Museum of the Great Wall," is home to a 259-km section of the ancient Great Wall in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
Chen Jing and her husband Gao Wandong have been committed to documenting the Yanchi section of the ancient great wall since 2008. So far, they have driven over 100,000 km and taken more than 100,000 photos during the exploration. The couple also published a photo album and launched a museum to better promote the Great Wall culture.
Chen Jing documents a smoke tower of the ancient Great Wall via a drone in Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)
Chen Jing and her husband Gao Wandong read a photo album they published about the Yanchi section of the ancient Great Wall in Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
Gao Wandong documents a smoke tower of the ancient Great Wall in his log in Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)
Gao Wandong documents a smoke tower of the ancient Great Wall via a phone in Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
Chen Jing (L) and her husband Gao Wandong go for a documenting journey of the ancient Great Wall in Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
Chen Jing takes photos of a smoke tower of the ancient Great Wall in Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)
Chen Jing (R) takes photos of a section of the ancient Great Wall in Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)
Chen Jing (R) and her husband Gao Wandong document a section of the ancient Great Wall in Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)
Chen Jing (R) documents a smoke tower of the ancient Great Wall via a drone in Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)
Chen Jing and her husband Gao Wandong drive a car alongside a section of the ancient Great Wall in Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
Chen Jing takes photos of a smoke tower of the ancient Great Wall in Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
Chen Jing (R) and her husband Gao Wandong take photos of a section of the ancient Great Wall in Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Chen Jing (R) and her husband Gao Wandong watch a section of the ancient Great Wall in Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
In this aerial photo, Chen Jing (L) takes photos of a section of the ancient Great Wall in Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
In this aerial photo, Chen Jing (R) and her husband Gao Wandong inspect a smoke tower of the ancient Great Wall in Yanchi County, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)■
