China on Thursday issued a comprehensive plan to establish a long-term mechanism for the conservation of the Great Wall, official media reported.
The plan was jointly publicised by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH), state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
"The government's role in protecting the Great Wall should be strengthened," Liu Yuzhu, head of SACH, was quoted as saying in the report.
Built from the third century BC to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the Great Wall stretches over 21,000-km.
"Sections of the Great Wall built during the Qin (221 BC to 206 BC), Han (202 BC to 220 AD) and Ming (1368 AD to 1644 AD) dynasties were the key areas to be conserved," Liu said.
He also urged individuals and relevant social organisations to provide not-for-provide service for the Great Wall.
The Great Wall was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987.