Beijing, July 09: Torrential rains have heavily damaged a 600-year-old city wall in East China's booming city of Nanjing, a report said here today. The wall, dating from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), broke at three places in Dinghuai Gate, Liaojia Lane and Lion Mountain, Xinhua reported.

The biggest opening stretches 20 metres at Lion in Xiaguan district and a crack near the opening might lead to a further collapse, it said quoting experts.
Damage to the wall has been traced to water erosion or tree uproots, said Ge Weicheng, head of the office in charge of the ramparts under municipal administration for cultural relics.
The wall was built by the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, after he selected Nanjing as his capital.
Nanjing is the capital of East China's Jiangsu province. Bureau Report