Night views of Xi'an's ancient city wall

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Editor's Note: Xi'an's City Wall is one of the oldest and best-preserved city walls in China and one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. Construction of the first city wall of Xi'an began in 194 BC and continued for four years. The existing wall was started during the Ming Dynasty in 1370. The wall measures 12 meters high, 15-18 meters wide at the base and 12-14 meters wide at the top, and is 13.74 kilometers long. It has four main gates: Changle Gate in the east, Anding Gate in the west, Yongning Gate in the south and Anyuan Gate in the north.

The entrance to Xi'an's southern Yongning Gate. (Photo by Wan Lina/China.org.cn)

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