What other streets in Xi'an are more primitive?

The more simple and well-known ones are Huifang Fengqing Street, Defu Lane, Nanyuanmen, Qujiang (Big Wild Goose Pagoda Square, Datang Furong Garden, Datang Evernight City, etc.).

Walking on the streets of Xi'an, you will find that many streets have some interesting street names. Behind the name of each street, there is its long and ancient history. Every street name is a witness. It leads to the development and glorious future of this ancient city.

Dongmou City

It starts from the East Hall Gate in the east and ends at South Street in the west, with a length of 890 meters. This street was called a vegetable market in the Song Dynasty and a grassland in the Jin Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, this place became the Mu City and Fangban City of Fucheng, so it was renamed Mu City. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was renamed Dongmou City because it was opposite Ximou City where woodcraft workshops were concentrated.

East Hall Gate

It starts from Dongmou City in the west and ends at Dongxian Gate in the east, with a length of 400 meters. Because Xianning County was in the east during the Qing Dynasty, it was called Dong County. At that time, the Tongzhi Office of the Qing Military Department and the Xianning County Primary Trial and Procuratorate were located on this street, so it was named Dongting Gate.

Dongxian Gate

It starts from Dongyang City in the east and ends at Dongting Gate in the west, with a length of 265 meters. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the middle section of this street was occupied by the Xianning County Office on the north side. The county office gate and the County Gate Street were located on the north side of the street. Because the Xianning County Office was in Fucheng 4, Gongyuanmen Street was located on the north side of the west section of West Street, starting from West Street in the south. It extends to Xijuyuan Lane in the north and is 145 meters long. It is named Gongyuanmen Street because it is located in front of the main entrance of "Gongyuan". "Gongyuan" was the examination room where provincial examinations were held in Shaanxi Province during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was located in the northwest of Fucheng (today's Children's Park).

Dongju Street Courtyard Lane

Located on the east side of today's Children's Park, it is the North-South Lane, starting from Zaoci Lane in the west and ending at Xinsi Lane in the north, with a length of 424 meters. It is named after the "Gongyuan" on the west side is commonly known as "Juyuan". It was renamed Fenfa Lane in 1966 and restored to its original name in 1972.

Juyuan Lane

It is located on the north side of today's Children's Park, starting from the south entrance of Zaoci Lane in the east to the north entrance of Pailou Lane in the west, with a length of 331 meters. It is named after the "Gongyuan" on the north side is commonly known as "Juyuan". It was renamed Tuqiang Lane in 1966 and restored to its original name in 1972.

Zaoci Lane

It is located outside the east wall of the current Children's Park, starting from the east entrance of Xijuyuan Lane in the south to the south lane of Xiangmiyuan Lane in the north, with a length of 409 meters. Because it is close to the "Gongyuan" examination room, in order to prevent cheating by crossing the wall, jujube thorns were planted on the top of the courtyard wall, hence the name Zaothorn Lane. In 1917, it was transformed into Zaoci Lane. In 1966, it was renamed Fuqiang Lane. In 1972, its original name was restored. In the first year of Kaifeng and Jingtai in the Ming Dynasty (1450 AD), the west side was the Gongyuan, which was the examination room for the provincial examination and the general examination. In order to prevent cheating when crossing the wall, the original head of the surrounding wall was covered with jujube thorns, so it was named Zaoci Lane, which later became Zaoci Lane.

Pailou Lane

It is located on the north side of Ximen Lane, starting from West Street in the south and ending at the west entrance of Xijuyuan Lane in the north, with a length of 157 meters. It is named after the Gongyuan archway at the south entrance of the lane. It was renamed Anti-Imperial Lane in 1966 and restored to its original name in 1972. The east side is called Dongxian in customs, so the street was named Dongxian.

Sajin Bridge

It is a north-south vertical street, starting from the north entrance of Damaishi Street in the south to the south of Laoguan Temple in the middle of Lianhu Road in the north, with a length of 800 meters. In the Southern Song Dynasty and Yuan Dynasty, it was called Tielu Street, and in the Ming Dynasty it was changed to Tielufang. In the late Qing Dynasty, people with the surname Sha lived in the northern section of the street, so it was named Shajiaqiao, and later changed to Sajin Bridge. It was renamed the middle section of Qianwei Road in 1966 and restored its original name in 1972.

Qiaozikou

It is a north-south vertical street, starting from the western section of West Street in the north and ending at Hanguang Street in the south, with a length of 200 meters. In the 20th year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty (1484), the Tongji Canal, which was branched off from the old Tang Qingming Canal (the channel that supplied water to the Imperial City and the Palace City of the Tang Dynasty), entered the city from the south side of the Ximen, and then built a culvert along the south edge of West Street to the east of the Bell Tower. Go to the Governor's Yamen at the North Courtyard Gate. There is a well for every ten households along the canal to provide food for the residents. A canal is divided at the north entrance of this street, passing through the Sajin Bridge to the Lotus Pond. The canal passes through a bridge on the West Street, so it is named Qiao Zikou. Originally, West Street was divided into North and South Bridge Zikou. In the late Qing Dynasty, Beiqiao Zikou was changed to Damaishi Street, and South Bridge Zikou was shortened to Qiao Zikou. In 1966, it was renamed the southern section of Qianwei Road, and its original name was restored in 1972.

Madaoxiang

It is a north-south vertical street, located on the north side of Ximen Neipan Road, starting from Ximen Pan Road in the south and ending at Lianhu Road in the north, with a length of 979 meters.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a ramp on the city wall in the middle of the trapped lane, which was called Madao Lane. It was opposite to South Madao Lane and was named North Madao Lane. It was renamed Alliance Lane in 1966. In 1972, the south of Yuxiang Gate was restored to Beimadao Lane, and the north part was still called Alliance Lane. Door. 11. Erfu Street is located on the west side of the middle section of North Street and is an east-west cross street. It starts from North Street in the east and ends at Hongbu Street in the west, with a length of 381 meters. It was named after the residence of the second son of King Qin Zhu Zhen in the early Ming Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, the local trial and procuratorial offices were stationed in Shaanxi. In 1966, it was renamed the eastern section of Hongwei Street, and its original name was restored in 1972.

Hongbu Street

It is an east-west cross street, starting from the west entrance of Erfu Street in the east and ending at the east entrance of Jiaochangmen in the west, with a length of 384 meters. Its name seems to be related to the red color of the palace walls in the Tang Dynasty. In 1966, it was renamed the middle section of Hongwei Street, and its original name was restored in 1972.

Jiaochangmen

It is an east-west cross street, starting from the west entrance of Hongbu Street in the east and ending at the south entrance of Laowu Lane in the west, with a length of 325 meters. In the early Qing Dynasty, the Fubiao Teaching Ground was built along with the Ming Dynasty Teaching Ground (Fubiao: in the Qing Dynasty, the green battalion under the direct jurisdiction of the governor was called Fubiao; Teaching Ground: a place for training and reviewing troops), hence the name Jiaochang Gate. It was renamed Hongwei Street in 1966 and restored to its original name in 1972.

Qingnian Road

It is an east-west cross street, starting from North Street in the east and ending at Northwest 3rd Road in the west. It is divided into two sections: east and west. The western section was originally called Jiufu Street. It was named Jiufu Street because the ninth son's residence of King Zhu Feng of Qin in the early Ming Dynasty was located here. The original eastern section was called Liangfu Street. It was called Liangfu Street because Liang Huafeng, a powerful scholar during the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, had his residence on this street. In 1947, Jiufu Street and Liangfu Street were collectively renamed Qingnian Road because the Shaanxi branch of the Three People's Principles Youth League was located at No. 5, Gongzi, Liangfu Street.

Zhupa City

It is a north-south vertical street, located at the southern end of the Drum Tower on West Street, starting from the Nanyuan Gate in the south and ending at West Street in the north, with a length of 417 meters. During the Ming Dynasty, there were many commercial markets here, including the Porcelain Market, Whip Market, Bamboo Fence Market, Bookstore, Gold Store, etc. Among them, the trading of bamboo wares was the largest, hence the name Bamboo Fence Market. It was renamed Revolution Street in 1966 and restored its original name in 1972.

Wuweishizi

It is an east-west cross street, starting from the South Courtyard Gate in the east and ending at Wuxing Street in the west, with a length of 290 meters. From the Ming and Qing dynasties until the early years of the Republic of China, the pharmaceutical industry gathered here, and there were many traditional Chinese medicine stores such as Zaolu Tang, Shuren Tang, and Wanniantang. This street is named after the five flavors of Chinese traditional medicine: sweet, pungent, sour, bitter and salty. It was renamed the middle section of Wuxing Street in 1966 and restored its original name in 1972.

Ice Cellar Lane

It is named after the place where the Qin vassal palace in the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu bureaucrats in the Qing Dynasty hid ice in summer. An ice cellar is a trench that is not deep in the ground. Ice is cut and stored in the winter, and insulation materials such as sawn wood are laid around it to prepare for taking ice to cool down in the summer.

Dacha City

Because this place has the largest post station in the northwest - Jingzhao Station, where cars and horses pass by, it was called "Dacha City" in the Song and Jin Dynasties, and evolved into "Dacha City" in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Ocha City.

Duanlumen

In the early Ming Dynasty, the Qin Palace was built in today's new city, and the Qin Palace Xiao Wall was built on the south edge of today's East Street and in the center of North Street. The inside of the Xiao Wall was called the Royal City. At that time, there was a city gate called Duanlu Gate at Xiaoqiang at the north entrance of this street. It faced Duanli Gate, the south gate of Prince Qin's Mansion, to the north. This gate is where the ministers came to meet the King of Qin and waited for a message. Today it is a flower market street.

Xia Ma Mausoleum

At the Heping Gate in today's Xi'an City, the tomb of Dong Zhongshu, a great scholar of the Han Dynasty, is located here. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, all civil and military officials had to dismount their horses every time they passed here, hence the name. Nowadays, people in Xi'an all pay attention and respect this great Confucian when they come here.

Doufu Lane

According to legend, Dou Yi, the god of the palace of Dingzhou in the Sui Dynasty, lived here, and his daughter Dou was famous for her talent and beauty. Dou Yi once drew a peacock in front of the house according to his daughter's wishes, and announced that his daughter would marry whoever could hit the peacock's eye from a hundred steps away. On this day, Li Yuan passed by here and tried to shoot an arrow. Two arrows hit the peacock's eyes, so Li Yuan got married in Dou Mansion.

East Street

It is 2150 meters long from Bell Tower to Changle Gate. In the second year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty, the new capital of Daxing City was built. This street is located on both sides of Jingfengmen, the south gate of the east wall of the imperial city, and is named Jingfengmen Street. The Jingfengmen site is located on the east side of the south entrance of today's Tanshi Street.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the city of Chang'an was destroyed. Han Jian, the governor of the Youguo Army, reduced the size of the city and built the new city of Chang'an. The east and west sides of the new city were built for thousands of years. The two counties of Chang'an formed a structure of three cities guarding the mother and son. The street is divided into two sections inside and outside the city. The city was still called Jingfengmen Street until the Yuan Dynasty. Outside the city is Hengjie outside the north gate of Wannian County. Because the county has Jingzhao Station, the largest post station in the northwest, where cars and horses pass by, and merchants gather, this area was named Dacao City during the Song and Jin Dynasties, and evolved into Dacha City during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the early Ming Dynasty, when the city of Xi'an was expanded, the Jingfeng Gate was demolished and moved 1,300 meters eastward to build the East Gate, which was then renamed Dongmen Street. The northeast corner of Fengyuan City in Yuan Dynasty was used to build the Qin Prince's Palace, which is now the new city. The Qin Prince's Palace Xiao Wall was built along the south edge of this street and the middle line of today's North Street. The Qingyuan Royal City was changed to the Eight Banners Garrison City, commonly known as Mancheng. This street is also called Shuncheng Street. At the west end of the street is the east gate of the bell tower, which is also the southwest corner gate of the city. During the Revolution of 1911, the new army invaded Mancheng from the weak point in the east of Dacha City. In September of the second year of the Republic of China, Zhang Fengxiang supervised Shaanxi and demolished the entire city. He used Shaanxi relief funds to build a large street and named it Zhongshan Street. In 1953, it was partially widened and renamed East Street.

South Street

From Bell Tower to Yongning Gate, it is 670 meters long and 60 meters wide. Initially, gate streets were installed for the imperial cities of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. At that time, it was 90 meters wide, with locust trees planted on both sides and ditches built. It is named because there is a gate on the east gate of the south wall of the imperial city at the south end. On both sides of the road are the six government offices of the Shangshu Province. There is a cockfighting ring on the east side of the gate, which has evolved into Dajichang Lane today. There is a sentence in Song Zhiwen: "At night and at night, look at the cockfighting ring through the narrow gate." Today, the Dajichang Ancient Music Society still circulates the drum music of the Tang Dynasty. From the Song Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, it was still called Anshangjie. The south gate was rebuilt in the early Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang designated Yongning Gate, which means eternal peace in the south. To show that there is no need to send troops, there is no main gate on the outer wall of the Yongning Gate Urn City. This street is also called Nanmen Street. It was one of the most prosperous streets in Xi'an during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, whenever it rained, water accumulated in the river and people could not cross it, so it was jokingly called the Dishui River. In the early years of the Republic of China, it was renamed South Street to this day.

Nan Guangji Street

Located on the south side of the middle section of West Street. It faces Beiguangji Street in the north and the west entrance of Nanyuan Gate in the south. It is a section of Chengtianmen Street in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty. According to Chang'an records of the Song Dynasty, "Chengtianmen Street is a hundred paces wide from east to west, and Zhuque Gate leads from the imperial city to the south." It was once the widest street in Chang'an. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was called Yaoshi Street, a distribution center for traditional Chinese medicine. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the northern section was called Nanguangji Street, and the southern end was called Wuwei Cross. It was named after the traditional Chinese medicine formula that emphasized the five flavors of sour, sweet, bitter, pungent and salty. In the early years of the Republic of China, it was a center for banks and banks.

Shuyuan Gate

It is located on the east side of the south gate, connecting Anju Lane and Sanxue Street in the east. In the seventh year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, scholar Feng Congwu, a native of present-day Chang'an County, resigned from his post and returned home because of his defeat in the struggle against the eunuchs, where he gave lectures at Baoqing Temple. Later, a new site was opened and Guanzhong Academy was built on the north side of the street. It often had thousands of students and became a famous institution. Later, under the pressure of the eunuchs, the academy was destroyed. Feng Congwu sat here for two hundred days and died. At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, large-scale construction was carried out. Now it is Xi'an Normal School, and the ruins are well preserved. This street is named after it is in front of the academy. Yu Youren lived at No. 32. At the west entrance is the Hua Pagoda of Tang Baoqing Temple. In 1991, the street was renovated to retain the Ming and Qing style and was built as a cultural tourism street.

Sanxue Street

It is located to the south of the west side of Wenchangmen. It starts from the cypress forest in the east and ends at the academy gate in the west. In the Tang Dynasty, this area was the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Imperial Academy moved here. The front yard is the Confucius Temple, and several ancient locust trees in front of the door were planted at that time. During the Song and Jin Dynasties, Tang Taixue was renamed Jingzhaofu School, and the street was named Nancheng Lane. In the Yuan Dynasty, Fuxue was adjacent to Gongyuan, an organization that managed examinations, and Jisi, an organization that managed personnel, indicating the clear purpose of Fuxue. County schools are county-level institutions that began in the Song and Jin Dynasties. Before the Ming Dynasty, Chang'an County School was located in Xiguan. In the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, it was moved to the west side of Xidajie County Office. Later, three north-south small streets were formed in front of the gate, called Fuxue Lane, Chang'an Xue Lane, and Xianning Xue Lane. Because there were three schools on the north side of this street, it was renamed Sanxue Street. The Confucius Temple in the Tang Dynasty is now the Forest of Steles.

Machangzi

It is located on the south side of the middle section of East Street. It goes south to Dongxian Gate and then connects to Dongcang Gate. In the Tang Dynasty, Jingzhao Station was the largest official mail and official travel escort agency in the country. At the south end of the street opposite Xi'an No. 8 Middle School, there is still a bluestone manger carved in the Tang Dynasty. From the Tang Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, after more than a thousand years, the name of Jingzhao Station remained unchanged and it was still the largest station in western China. On both sides of this street are the horse feeding areas of the post station, so it is called Machangzi.

New Town Plaza

It is located north of the city center. It was originally the northeastern corner of Chang'an Imperial City in the Tang Dynasty and the northeastern corner of Jingzhao Fucheng in the Song Dynasty. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was the Taiwan Procuratorate, a local supervisory agency of the central government, and in the Ming Dynasty, it was renamed the Palace of the Prince of Qin. In the late Ming Dynasty, it was Li Zicheng's Prince Shun's Mansion. It was cleared and changed to the Eight Banners School Ground. In 1926, it was renamed Red City to celebrate the rescue of Xi'an. One year, the southern part was opened as a square, which continues to this day.

Canban Street

It was called Nanxiang in the Yuan Dynasty. During the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, the name was changed to this day because of a shop selling chopping boards.

Tanshi Street

In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, Xi'an's domestic heating supply changed from Nanshan firewood to Beishan coal. At that time it was just an anonymous street where coal was piled. Later, it became famous due to business and was named Tanshi Street. It was widened in 1927. Before liberation, it was a dried fruit and seafood market. Most of them are non-staple food. The gate archway was built in 1989.

Nanxin Street

In the Ming Dynasty, it was the street from Duanli Gate, the south gate of the Qin Palace, to Duanlu Gate, the south gate of Xiaoqiang. The city walls on both sides of the Wangfu Gate at the north end still exist, and a pair of bronze lions on the left and right were originally cast in 1559 during the 38th year of Jiajing reign. In the 16th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng occupied Xi'an and this place became the front gate of Prince Shun's Mansion. In 1645, the Qing army occupied Xi'an and demolished Prince Shun's Mansion. The Taihu stone of the former imperial concubine of the Qin Dynasty was moved out and is now in the south gate of the Revolution Park. The bronze lion in front of the gate was moved to the front of the City God's Temple, where it is now the Forest of Steles Museum. The original mansion was destroyed and turned into an Eight Banners school. In 1927, the street in the south of Xincheng was renamed to its present name.

Housaimen

North of Guangzhimen, the north gate of the Qin Palace in the Ming Dynasty. There is an agency that is responsible for the supply of food and clothing to the royal family, called Housai. The intersection between the east section of this street and Beixin Street is called Houzaimen. In the early Qing Dynasty, a new city gate was opened in the northern section of the west wall of Mancheng, named Xinchengmen. This street was named Xinchengmen Street, and later it was still called Houzaimen by custom. Tongji Fang In 1936, Tongji Trust Company, which had considerable economic strength in Xi'an, developed streets here and built a large number of houses. A four-story steel-cement-brick-timber mixed structure building was built on Linbei Street. It is the earliest Western-style building in Xi'an. After 1949, it became the wholesale department of the city department store.

Hansenzhai

Because there is Hansen Tomb, it is the largest tomb in the suburbs. According to legend, troops were stationed next to the tomb in the Ming Dynasty, so it was named Hansenzhai. Water Sutra Notes. The Chanshui chapter says that the tomb is the tomb of the emperor and the tomb of Shi Liangti. In the second year of the Zhenghe reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, a rare case of unjust imprisonment and witchcraft and poisoning occurred. Emperor Wu dreamed of being surrounded by wooden men and thought someone was cursing him. Jiang Chongzhi was sent to control the witch and Gu prison. Because Jiang Chong had a rift with the prince Liu Zhi and wanted to frame the prince, the prince was forced to kill Jiang Chong during the palace search. He raised troops to defend Chang'an and fought bloody battles for five days. He was defeated and died in Hu County. Emperor Wu's grandson Liu Jin, the son of Liu Ju, also died in the rebellion. The truth was revealed before Emperor Wu's death, the case was vindicated, and the deceased was buried. In history, Liu Jin is called the emperor's grandson, and the tomb is called the emperor's grandson's tomb. In 74 BC, Liu Jin's son Liu Bing succeeded to the throne as Emperor Xuan. His father was posthumously named Emperor Mourning, and his mother was Queen Mourning. The Huangsun Tomb can see the Du Tomb of Emperor Xuan

The origin of the gates of Xi'an Ming City Wall

The seven gates of the South City Wall

Hanguang Gate

Hanguangmen is the west gate to the south of Chang'an Imperial City in Tang Dynasty. When Han Jian downsized and built the new city at the end of the Tang Dynasty, he closed the west gate cave and retained the east gate cave. After the Northern Song Dynasty, all the caves were closed. Now Hanguang Gate is a roundabout with double gates. There is a sweet water well inside the city gate and Hanguang Road outside the city gate.

Bumumen

Bumumen is located between Hanguang Gate and Zhuque Gate on the south city wall. Wumumen, also called Xiaonanmen, was a newly opened city gate during the Republic of China. It was built in 1926 to commemorate Mr. Jing Wumu, the revolutionary martyr of Shaanxi during the Revolution of 1911. First, the curtain door is a single door opening. Inside the door is Sifu Street and outside the door is Hongying Road.

Zhuque Gate

Zhuque Gate is the south gate of the Imperial City of the Tang Dynasty. It is named because the Suzaku represents the south among the four images. Under the door is Zhuque Street in the center of the city. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, emperors often held celebrations here. It is now located between Bemumen (small south gate) and Yongning gate (south gate) on the south city wall. Inside the gate is Dabaoji Lane and outside the gate is Zhuque Street.

Yongning Gate

Yongning Gate is often referred to as the Great South Gate. It is the oldest and longest-used gate in Xi'an. It was built in the early Sui Dynasty. It is the easterly one of the three gates in the south of the imperial city. It was originally called Anshang Gate. It was left as the south gate when Han Jian reduced the size of the new city in the late Tang Dynasty and was changed to Yongning Gate in the Ming Dynasty.

Yongning Gate is now a round-island transportation. There is Nanmen Square outside the gate, South Street inside the gate, and Nanguan Main Street outside the gate.

Wenchangmen

Wenchangmen was opened in 1986. It is located between Yongning Gate (South Gate) and Heping Gate on the south city wall. Kuixing Tower is built on the city wall here, which is the only facility on the Xi'an city wall that has nothing to do with military defense. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Xi'an Fuxue and Confucius Temple were built on the city wall next to the present Forest of Steles Museum, and Kuixing Tower was also built on the city wall. The newly built city gate below Kuixing Tower was named Wenchang Gate. Now there is a cypress forest inside the city gate and a literary road outside the city gate.

Heping Gate

Heping Gate opened in 1953 and is located between Wenchang Gate and Jianguo Gate on the south city wall. The Peace Gate was opened after the founding of the People's Republic of China. In order to express the war-torn Chinese people's desire for world peace, it was named Peace Gate. Inside the ready-made gate is Heping Road, and outside the city gate is Yanta Road. The Peace Arch is on an axis with the railway station, Dacha City and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

Jianguomen

Jianguomen is the easternmost gate of the south city wall. Opened after the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was named Jianguo Gate to commemorate the great historical event of the founding of New China. The road inside the gate is Jianguo Road, and the intersection with Huancheng South Road outside the gate is a T-shaped intersection.

Six gates in the North City Wall

Shangwu Gate

Shangwu Gate is the westernmost gate in the North City Wall and was opened after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Together with Shangdemen, Shangqinmen and Shangjianmen, it means "good moral character, martial arts and fitness, diligence and thrift" advocated by Confucianism. Now inside the city gate is Northwest Third Road, and outside the city gate is Gongnong Road.

Anyuanmen

Anyuanmen is the north gate of the current Xi'an City Wall, and was the northern gate of Xi'an City in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is located on the north-south central axis of Xi'an City. The word "Anyuan" is the inheritance of the policy of gentleness and appeasement adopted by the Han court in the Central Plains towards remote ethnic minorities, hoping that the remote ethnic minorities would be kind and obedient to the court. At present, the traffic at the north gate is a roundabout. Outside the city gate is the North Ring Road-Longhai Railway Elevated Road. The road is Beiguanzheng Street. The road inside the gate is called North Street.

Shangde Gate

Shangde Gate is located west of Jiefang Gate on the north city wall and was opened after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Together with Shangwumen, Shangqinmen and Shangjianmen, they represent the "good moral character, martial arts and fitness, diligence and thrift" advocated by Confucianism. Now inside the city gate is Shangde Road, and outside the city gate is Xipan Road of the Railway Station.

Jiefangmen

Jiefangmen, formerly known as Zhongzhengmen, is located directly in front of Xi'an Railway Station. The Jiefang Gate was opened during the Republic of China. It was demolished in 1952 to expand the railway station square and became a gap in the Xi'an City Wall. It was reconnected in 2005, making the entire Xi'an City Wall through. Inside the city gate is Jiefang Road, and outside the city gate is the Railway Station Square.

Shangjian Gate

Shangjian Gate is located between Jiefang Gate and Shangqin Gate on the north city wall. It was opened after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Together with Shangdemen, Shangqinmen and Shangwumen, it means "good moral character, martial arts and fitness, diligence and thrift" advocated by Confucianism. Now there is Shangjian Road inside the city gate, and Dongpan Road of the Railway Station outside the city gate.

Shangqin Gate

Shangqin Gate is the easternmost gate of the North City Wall and was opened after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Together with Shangdemen, Shangwumen and Shangjianmen, it means "good moral character, martial arts and fitness, diligence and thrift" advocated by Confucianism. Now inside the city gate is Shangqin Road, and outside the city gate it forms a T-shaped intersection with Huancheng North Road.

Two gates of the West City Wall

Anding Gate

Anding Gate is the west gate of the Xi'an City Wall and was opened during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The word "stability" implies Antai and Kangding in the western border area. Anding Gate was originally the middle gate on the west side of the Imperial City of the Tang Dynasty. It was preserved when Han Jian downsized and built a new city at the end of the Tang Dynasty. When the city wall was expanded in the Ming Dynasty, its location moved slightly to the south. Now inside the city gate is West Street, and outside the gate is Xiguan Street.

Yuxiang Gate

Yuxiang Gate is a gate on the west city wall, also called Xiaoximen, located to the north of the West Gate. During the Republic of China, Shaanxi Provincial Chairman Song Zheyuan opened this gate in memory of General Feng Yuxiang's historical achievements and named it Yuxiang Gate. In 1926, Beiyang warlord Liu Zhenhua besieged Xi'an for eight months, causing more than 40,000 Xi'an people to starve to death. It was not until General Feng Yuxiang led the National Army to defeat Liu Zhenhua that Xi'an was able to relieve the siege. There is Yuxiangmen Square outside Yuxiangmen, the road is Daqing Road, and the inside of the gate is Lianhu Road.

Three Gates of the East City Wall

Changle Gate

Changle Gate is the east gate of the Xi'an City Wall and was opened during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Because Nanjing, the capital of the country, is located to the east of Xi'an, the word "Changle" means wishing the Ming Dynasty a long-lasting happiness and longevity. The road outside the gate is Dongguanzheng Street, and the road inside the gate is Dongdajie Street.

Zhongshan Gate

Zhongshan Gate, also called Xiaodong Gate, is located between Chaoyang Gate and Changle Gate on the east city wall. At Feng Yuxiang's initiative, Zhongshan Gate was opened in early 1926, named in memory of the national revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen. Now there is Dongxin Street inside the city gate, and the city gate forms a T-shaped intersection with Huancheng East Road.

Chaoyang Gate

Chaoyang Gate is the northernmost gate on the east city wall, which was opened after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Because this city gate faces the sun and is the first city gate to see the sun every day, it is named Chaoyang Gate. Inside the city gate is Dongwu Road, and outside the gate is Changle Road.