Asian Art

Fortifications of Xi'an

The fortifications of Xi'an in Shaanxi, also known as the Xi'an City Wall (Chinese: 西安城牆, Xī'ān Chéngqiáng), represent one of the oldest, largest, and best preserved Chinese city walls. It was built under the rule of the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty to protect the city from the Northern Yuan and potential unrest. It exhibits the "complete features of the rampart architecture of feudal society". It has been refurbished many times since it was first built in the 14th century with the most important three reconstructions occurring in the late 1500s, in the late 1700s, and in 1983. The wall encloses an area of about 11.52 square kilometres (4.45 mi2). The Xi'an City Wall is on UNESCO's Tentative List as part of "City Walls of the Ming and Qing Dynasties", submitted by China in 2008. In March 1961, it was designated among China's first Major National Historical and Cultural Sites.

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• ▸Jalayirid Sultanate

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