On June 30, 2022, the country's first People's Court for the Protection of Changcheng Culture was established in the Shanhaiguan District People's Court of Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province. Over the past year, Han Xu, president of the "post-85s" generation, and his colleagues have given full play to their public interest litigation functions, actively responded to public concerns, and contributed judicial strength to the protection of the cultural heritage of the Great Wall.
In order to make up for the lack of professional knowledge in the protection of cultural relics and accurately grasp the judicial needs of the types of cases involving the resources of the Great Wall, Han Xu led his colleagues to "make up for the lessons" and sorted out the types of cases involving the protection of the resources of the Great Wall in the city in the past five years, laying a solid foundation for the correct handling of subsequent cases.
On October 28, 2022, the People's Court for the Protection of Great Wall Culture issued a verdict against the illegal act of defacing the Great Wall at the Nine Gates, which aroused widespread concern in the society. This case is the first cross-regional jurisdiction case accepted by the People's Tribunal for the Protection of Great Wall Culture after its establishment, and it is also the first case of compensation for damages infringing on the Great Wall itself.
Under the leadership of Han Xu, over the past year, the Great Wall Cultural Protection People's Court has mediated and resolved 104 disputes of various kinds, with a mediation rate of more than 80% and a judgment settlement rate of more than 91%.
Reporter: Qu Lanjuan, Wu Qian (reporter).
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