Every year on and around St Patrick's Day, a wide variety of celebrations take place across the globe. China is no exception. On March 16, the annual grand event to turn Great Wall green took Historic landmarks from across the globe are going green for St. Patrick's Day, and China is no exception. For the third year in a row, landmarks across the country were involved in Tourism Ireland’s Global Greening Campaign, which saw the Great Wall at Badaling bathed in green light. On March 16, the annual spectacular event to turn Great Wall green took place at the Badaling Great Wall, attracting hundreds of people from all walks of life to witness the magic. The event was widely covered across Chinese, Irish and international media platforms including The China Daily and the Irish Times. The Great Wall of China has joined the list of more than 100 global landmarks that will go green this weekend to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. The installation of green lights on the wall for the first ever has been negotiated through the combined efforts of the Irish Embassy and the Tourism Ireland team in China, as well as the Foreign Affairs The Great Wall turns green to celebrate St Patrick's Day on March 17, 2019, in Beijing. [Photo by Zhang Xingjian/chinadaily.com.cn] Joe McHugh T.D., Ireland's minister for education and skills On March 16, the annual spectacular event to turn Great Wall green took place at the Badaling Great Wall, attracting hundreds of people from all walks of life to witness the magic. The event was widely covered across Chinese, Irish and international media platforms including The China Daily and the Irish Times. The Badaling Great Wall near Zhangjiakou is the most famous stretch of the wall, as it was the first section to be opened to the public in the People's Republic of China; foreign dignitaries would be shown this section on visits to the Great Wall. [54] The Great Wall turns green to celebrate St Patrick's Day on March 17, 2019, in Beijing. [Photo by Zhang Xingjian/chinadaily.com.cn] At present, Tourism Ireland in China shows that 70 million The Great Wall turns green to celebrate St Patrick's Day on March 17, 2019, in Beijing. [Photo by Zhang Xingjian/chinadaily.com.cn] China's winding Great Wall, for the sixth time, has turned green The Great Wall turns green to celebrate St Patrick's Day on March 17, 2019, in Beijing. [Photo by Zhang Xingjian/chinadaily.com.cn] China's winding Great Wall, for the sixth time, has turned green As of 2021, there were a reported 690 historic sites across the globe that lit up green for the St. Patrick's Day holiday. These included the Leaning Tower of Pisa, The Roman Colosseum, the Great China's winding Great Wall, for the sixth time, has turned green to celebrate St Patrick's Day in Beijing on March 17. Zhang Xingjian reports. In addition to Beijing's Badaling Great Wall, a number of Chinese national icons have joined the global greening once again this year, including Canton Tower in Guangzhou, the Qujing 218 in Yunnan and The Great Wall turns green to celebrate St Patrick's Day on March 17, 2019, in Beijing. [Photo by Zhang Xingjian/chinadaily.com.cn] China's winding Great Wall, for the sixth time, has turned green The Great Wall of China is a barrier fortification in northern China running west-to-east 13,171 miles (21,196 km) from the Jiayuguan Pass (in the west) to the Hushan Mountains in Liaoning Province in the east, ending at the Bohai Gulf. It will join over 100 famous landmarks around the world that are taking part in the global greening. The Great Wall turns green to celebrate St Patrick's Day on March 17, 2019, in Beijing. [Photo by Zhang Xingjian/chinadaily.com.cn] Ambassador of Ireland to China Eoin O'Leary added, "St Patrick's Happy St Patrick’s Day from the Great Wall! Have you ever seen the Great Wall in green? On March 16, the night before Ireland’s national holiday St Patrick’s Day, the Badaling section of China’s Parades and other ritualistic celebrations of St Patrick’s Day in China point to strengthening links with Ireland In addition to the Great Wall, other sites that will go green on St. Patrick’s Day include, the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, the Colosseum in Rome, the One World Trade Centre in New York, Disneyland Castle in Shanghai and the Canton Tower in Guangzhou. A portion of the Badaling section of the wall will glow green tonight. St. Patrick’s Day is becoming an event in China. Other buildings that go green for the Irish national day are the Canton Tower in Guangzhou and various buildings in Shanghai.
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