The largest and best-preserved ancient city wall in China, where you can cycle around

China has a splendid and glorious history of five thousand years, and the famous ancient times in China must be mentioned in Xi’an. In the previous period, more than 3,500 ancient tombs were discovered during the exploration of the third-phase expansion project of Xi’an Xianyang International Airport, which attracted attention from all walks of life. Netizens ridiculed, “Is this a construction site or an archaeological site”, showing that Xi’an is really a treasure everywhere. Today, Xi’an City Wall is the largest and best-preserved ancient city wall in China.

Xi’an City Wall is now open as a scenic spot for tourist visits. Tickets are 54 yuan per person. You can climb the city wall and visit the ancient city for a week. The existing city wall is a Ming Dynasty building with a total length of 13.7 kilometers. It was built in the third year of Hongwu (1370) and completed in the eleventh year (1378) of Emperor Ming Taizu. It was built on the basis of the imperial cities of the Sui and Tang under the policy of “Wang”, which was the official city of Xi’an at that time. Later, the Ming and Qing Dynasties were repaired and added many times, and it is still well preserved. There are 8 entrance points on the city wall of Xi’an, namely, East Gate, South Gate, West Gate, North Gate, Heping Gate, Wenchang Gate, Hanguang Gate, and Shangde Gate. You can choose to buy tickets to board the city nearby. The city walls are very wide, so you can rent bicycles for cycling if you don’t want to walk. On New Year’s and holidays, there are still lights and festoons on the city wall, which is very lively. Even a marathon has been held on the city wall. There are many entertainment and tourism activities. Tourists can follow local news to go there. If you want to know more stories about the city walls of Xi’an, I recommend visiting the Hanguangmen Site Museum. This museum is open for free. It is located in the Hanguangmen section of the Ming city wall and contains the relics of the imperial city wall of Chang’an in the Tang Dynasty. The layout of the entire Hanguangmen Site Museum is divided into the East Hall, the Middle Hall and the West Hall. The ruins of the doorway of Tang Hanguangmen in the east hall of the museum, from here you can imagine the grand and majestic Tang Hanguangmen at that time. The gate site of the Tang Hanguangmen site is rectangular, 37.4 meters long and 19.6 meters wide, built with pure loess plates. At this time, the gate site of the Tang Dynasty was the best preserved place in previous excavations. The gate piers built with pure loess plates were high and low, very majestic. The city wall section of the west hall is a part of the city wall of Xi’an. It shows the historical evolution of the city wall in Xi’an more comprehensively. It is rare among the existing city wall remains in my country. On the first floor of the central hall of the museum, there are a restoration model of the Hanguang Gate of the Sui and Tang Dynasties and a sand table model of the city of Xi’an in the Qing Dynasty. As a witness to the history of Xi’an, the city wall of Xi’an is not only a city landmark, but also has a profound cultural meaning. China has a history of five thousand years, and all dynasties and generations have a history of building city walls. After thousands of years of wind and rain, the city walls built by previous dynasties still remain everywhere. However, due to various reasons, the city walls have been demolished in various places. Only the city wall in Xi’an has hardly been demolished on a large scale, and the city gates are even increasing. When you come to Xi’an, you must come to the city wall for a walk! The largest and most complete ancient city wall in China, you can ride a bicycle around the city wall, in this famous ancient city! Travel strategy information: Xi’an City Wall Address: Xi’an City Wall is located in the central area of ​​Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, across the Beilin District, Xincheng District, and Lianhu District. South Gate Performance: South Gate Archaic Opening Ceremony (Nanmen Suspension Bridge Square at 9:30 every day), Samurai Army Formation Performance (Nanmen Wengcheng at 10:30 am and 16:30 pm every day). Tickets: 54 yuan for adults. There are 8 embarkation points on the city wall of Xi’an, namely East Gate, South Gate, West Gate, North Gate, Heping Gate, Wenchang Gate, Hanguang Gate, and Shangde Gate. You can choose to buy tickets nearby.