A Must-Visit in Nanjing Tourism | The Grand Story of the Ancient City Wall

Visiting Nanjing, the ancient city wall is an unavoidable presence. In 2012, the Nanjing city wall was included in the tentative list of World Cultural Heritage in China as the leading city of the "Chinese Ming and Qing Dynasties City Wall" project.
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The ancient city wall of Nanjing was built along mountains and rivers, with 13 city gates and 2 large water gates, representing the culmination of ancient Chinese military defense facilities and city wall construction techniques. If you can't walk through every corner of the ancient city wall, why not visit the Nanjing City Wall Museum to listen to the stories of the ancient city wall? "Seventy li of city wall, seventy years of time," the process and achievements of the protection, restoration, and opening of the Nanjing ancient city wall, and through the changes of the Nanjing city wall, fully demonstrate the significance of the Nanjing city wall as a guardian of the city and a witness to history.
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The construction of the Nanjing Ming city wall broke away from the old system of adopting square or rectangular shapes, and was built on the basis of the Six Dynasties Jiankang City and the Southern Tang Jinling City, following the direction of mountain ranges and water systems. It took advantage of the mountains and rivers, and the strategic position of the lakes. To the south, the Qinhuai River served as a natural moat, to the east stood Zhongshan as a support, to the north lay the Hou Lake as a screen, and to the west, Shicheng was incorporated into the city, forming a three-dimensional military fortress with unique defensive characteristics. The city wall of the capital is 35.3 kilometers long, with 25.1 kilometers still perfectly preserved, making it the largest city wall in China and the largest in the world. It has been recognized by the World Record Association as the world's largest city wall. The outer city wall, beyond the capital, extends over 60 kilometers, enclosing an area of more than 230 square kilometers, making it the largest in the history of the world.

Post by TravelTalesUnveiled | Apr 10, 2024