The Xian City Wall is the only complete and continiuous city wall left in China. Many of the rest were torn down during the "Cultural Revolution" under Mao, the bricks used elsewhere. The wall is almost 9 miles long total, and about 100 feet across the top. It is lit at night on top with the red lanterns, and the base is lit with spotlights. They say you can see it flying into Xian at night. You can walk, bicycle or rent a golf cart to go around the whole wall top is you like.
 Xian City Wall, north gate |
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 The south gate |
 A cute baby in formal clothes at the entrance to south gate |
 I love the round entryways |
 This is a public toilet next to the wall |
 Top of the wall, notice the width |
 Looking at the south gate from a distance |
 Xian smog from the top of the City Wall |
 This is a copy of the original bell used by the city for protection and alerting the localry |
 Wonderful courtyard lanterns |
 These lanterns across the top of the wall are lit at night, along with spotlights on the wall itself. It's visible from quite far off! |
 This is a large hotel at the base of the City Wall |
 Looking up at a lantern, wooden beam ceilings |
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