Climb the city wall to welcome the New Year/Ming City Wall/One of the New 48 Scenic Spots of Jinling
💯💯 Ming City Wall, one of the New 48 Scenic Spots of Jinling, refers to the Nanjing City Wall, which is 35.267 km long, with 25.091 km of it remaining above ground.
💯💯 The Ming City Wall was built in 1366 and completed in 1393, taking 28 years to complete. The wall is composed of four layers of walls: the palace wall, the imperial city wall, the capital city wall, and the outer wall. It is the largest city wall in China and the largest city wall in the world, with about 350 million bricks used. The Nanjing City Wall contains rich historical, cultural, technological, and artistic connotations. It was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit in 1988 and has been included in the tentative list of China's World Cultural Heritage.
💯💯 Climbing the city wall, looking far into the distance, and praying for health and safety is a major custom for Nanjing people to welcome the New Year. When you come to Nanjing, you must climb the city wall once to see the scenery and history along the way.
💯 There are several places to climb the city wall, which can be visited together with nearby attractions (you can't finish walking the city wall of Nanjing in one day):
✅ Zhonghua Gate City Wall Section + Laomendong, Nanjing City Wall Museum, Confucius Temple
✅ Zhongshan Gate City Wall Section + Nanjing Museum, Ming Palace, Crescent Lake
✅ Shence Gate City Wall Section + Xuanwu Lake, Jiming Temple
✅ Jiefang Gate Taicheng City Wall Section + Xuanwu Lake, Jiuhuashan
✅ Yijiang Gate City Wall Section + Yuejiang Tower
✅ Qingliang Gate City Wall Section + Shitou City, National Defense Park, Qingliang Mountain...
(Photos 2-11 Zhongshan Gate City Wall, Photos 12-13 Zhonghua Gate City Wall, Photos 14-18 Nanjing City Wall Museum)