by Sean Silbert and CNNGo staff
Newly accessible areas of the Great Wall of China are marked in blue. Authorities have yet to announce when they'll open.More areas of the Great Wall of China will be opened to tourists, according to a report by state media agency, Xinhua.
The Great Wall of China is some 21,196 kilometers long, but tourists (domestic and international) have been only able to officially access around 30 kilometers of the structure.
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To accommodate swelling visitor numbers during weekends and holidays, authorities will open two more Great Wall of China sections to travelers.
Access to additional areas is also aimed at preventing further damage by tourists climbing closed sections of the wall, said Kong Fanzhi, chief of Beijing’s cultural relics bureau.
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