Ancient City Wall Park of Xi'An: Nice Promenade & Beautiful Vistas on The City Streets

#travelinginchina Xi'an Ancient City Wall Park, officially known as Xi'an City Wall Scenic Area, is a national AAAAA-level tourist scenic area and is a scenic area around the city with the theme of Xi'an Ancient City Wall. The scenic area includes the moat, the ring forest belt, Shuncheng Road and the city wall itself, with a total area of about 4,530,820 square meters, of which the moat is 611,575 square meters, the ring forest belt is 1,920,133 square meters, the city wall is 359,112 square meters, and Shuncheng Road is 1,640,000 square meters. Historical background and architectural characteristics The city Wall of Xi'an was built from the seventh to eleventh years of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1374-1378) and was expanded on the basis of the Imperial City of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty and Fengyuan City in the Yuan Dynasty. The outline of the city wall is a closed rectangle, the wall is 12 meters high, the bottom width is 18 meters, the top width is 15 meters, the east wall is 2590 meters long, the west wall is 2631.2 meters long, the south wall is 3441.6 meters long, the north wall is 3241 meters long, and the total circumference is 11.9 kilometers. It is one of the most preserved ancient Chinese city wall buildings. Main attractions and tourist information The scenic area of Xi'an City Wall includes a series of facilities such as moat, suspension bridge, gate tower, arrow Tower, main building, corner tower, enemy building, parapet, and stack. Visitors can climb here to overlook the city and feel the pulse of history.The four main city gates of the City Wall are the East Gate (Changle Gate), the West Gate (Anding Gate), the South Gate (Yongning Gate) and the North Gate (Dongdaemun Gate). Each city gate has its own unique historical background and story. In addition, the moat surrounds the ancient city wall, and at night, the river is sparkling, adding to the tranquility and remoteness of the scenic area. Transportation and surrounding attractions Xi'an City Wall Scenic Area has convenient transportation, and there are many famous tourist attractions around, such as the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the Bell Tower and Huimin Street. Visitors can choose to walk, ride or take a sightseeing bus to visit the city walls and feel the heavy history and cultural atmosphere of the ancient capital.