Red Lanterns On The Walls Of The Ancient City Of Xi `an, China Editorial Photo

Xi`an city wall is the largest and best preserved ancient city wall in China. It is the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units and national AAAAA scenic spots. Xi`an city wall in a broad sense includes Xi`an Tang city wall and Xi`an Ming city wall, but generally refers to Xi`an Ming City Wall in a narrow sense.Xi`an Ming city wall is located in the central area of Xi`an, Shaanxi Province. The wall is 12 meters high, 12-14 meters wide at the top and 15-18 meters wide at the bottom. The outline is a closed rectangle with a circumference of 13.74 kilometers. People in the city wall are used to call it the ancient city area, with an area of 11.32 square kilometers. The famous Xi`an Bell and Drum Tower is located in the center of the ancient city area.There are four main gates of Xi`an city wall: Changle gate East Gate, Yongning gate South Gate, Anding gate West Gate and Anyuan gate North Gate. These four gates are also the original gates of the ancient city wall. Since the Republic of China, in order to facilitate access to the ancient city area, many new city gates have been opened successively. So far, there are 18 city gates in Xi`an city wall.