The relics of Buddhist monasteries and the Great Wall have been explored as spectacular archaeological sites for nearly a century in North China’s Hebei Province, and they have continued to be excavated and preserved over the past 10 years. Home to more than 100 monasteries with temples, towers and pagodas constructed since the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the old town of Zhengding was a majestic Buddhist shrine reduced to ruins through the rise and fall of successive dynasties. Its immeasurable value was discovered by Chinese scholars, notably Lin Huiyin and her husband Liang Sicheng, in the 1930s. In 2013, following a mass relocation of residents, the city walls of the ancient site were restored and placed on the national protection list. The remaining section of the Great Wall in Hebei has been recreated with digital technology as well. When the restoration is complete in a few years, these ancient sites will be revived for all to experience the ancient glory.
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