Ancient City Walls

The Xi'an city wall was buXi'an has one of the oldest city walls in China

 The Xi'an City Wall is one of the most beautiful landmarks in Xi'an. Going up on the City Wall, you have a beautiful view of the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower, the ancient centre of the city as well as the rest of Xi??an.

Going around the walls, you can see every neighbourhood and just the diversity, everybody is so different and the way they live is so visible. It's one of the great things about Xi'an

ilt in 1370 in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). With a length of 13.74 kilometres, the wall surrounds an area of nine square kilometres, which has been the centre of commercial activities and life for many centuries.

Around the City Wall there are jutting ramparts, sentry towers, corner towers, gate towers, battlements and a series of city defensive fortifications that were scientifically and compactly laid out with very strong defense capability. The inner city was the residence of the King of Qin. It was built on the high terrain in the northeastern part of the city, from where the whole city could be kept under control by its advantage of geographical position. Two successive walls and a protective moat enclosed the residence. The principal part of the architectural complex was built according the traditional pattern of "Palace in the front and bedchamber at the back". The important palaces and temples were longitudinally arranged in a round pivot order. They looked magnificent and splendid.

During the 200 years reign of the Ming Dynasty, the inner city continuously served as the military and political center of Shaanxi, where the successive 14 Kings of Qing acted on the order of the Emperor to rule Shaanxi. The Xi'an City Wall has a history of over 600 years since it was built in the early Ming Dynasty. Nowadays, this old historical relic is not only an important material object for the study of ancient military science but also a sightseeing and entertainment resort for visitors.