The Xi'an City Wall is not only the most complete city
wall that has survived in China, but it's also one of
the largest and most complete ancient military systems
of defense in the world. The city walls here were actually
built on the fortifications of the Tang Forbidden City.
The military defense facilities here including the
city wall, city moat, drawbridges, watchtowers, corner
towers, parapet walls and gate towers once made up a
complete city defense system.
Many sections have since been destroyed
and the city walls are incomplete. The 14km of wall
does not stretch around the entire city. You can get
up on the walls at the east of the railway station and
at the south gate adjacent to the provincial museum.
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