Xian City Wall is the best preserved city wall in all of China as
well as the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. The
massive wall stands 40 feet tall, is 40+ feet wide at the top and over 50+ feet
wide at the bottom. It is 8.5 miles around in length and includes a deep moat surrounding
it. Every 360 feet is a rampart, 98 in total, which extends out from the main
wall. There are only 4 gates one on each side in the middle of the wall and is
the only way to get in and out of the inner city. In the 1980's the city built
along the wall and moat, the City Wall Park, decorated with trees and flowers
which adds additional beauty to the classical Chinese architecture of the wall.
One of the fun things to do is to rent bikes and bike around the wall, it takes 1-1/2 to 2 hours to make it around. It provides great views of the city. We rented bikes late in the afternoon and made it 1/3 of the way around the wall. The cobblestone riding surface in some areas became very bumping to ride on.
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| Margot and Linda at gate with drawbridge |
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| ramparts |
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| wall with moat |
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| David, Linda and Margot riding on the wall |
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| gate |
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