Xi' an city wall travel guide

Xi 'an City Wall has four main gates: Changle Gate (East Gate), Yongning Gate (South Gate), Anding Gate (West Gate) and Anyuan Gate (North Gate). These four doors are also the original doors of the ancient city wall. Since the Republic of China, dozens of new city gates have been built to facilitate access to the ancient city. Up to now, Xi 'an City Wall has 18 gates.

Introduce clockwise from the south gate.

Yongningmen

This is the oldest and longest-used city gate in Xi 'an, which was built in the early Sui Dynasty (582). At that time, it was the east gate of the south three gates of the imperial city, called Anmen. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, when Han Jian contracted to build a new city, it was left as the south gate. It was renamed Yongning Gate in Ming Dynasty. It is also the most completely restored one among the gates of Xi 'an City Wall, but there is no watchtower in the original design. At present, all vehicles traveling from south to north pass through two independent ticket gates in the east and west of the south gate, which has become a cultural relic in itself.

Zhuquemen

Suzaku Gate is the south gate of Chang 'an Imperial City in Tang Dynasty, and Suzaku Street in the center of the city is just below it. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, emperors often held celebrations here. In 589 AD, the Sui Dynasty unified China, and Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty once reviewed the victorious army in Zhuquemen Pagoda. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, when Han Jian contracted to build a new city, the city gate was closed. 1985 When the Ancheng Wall was restored, the Zhuquemen site wrapped by the Ming City Wall was excavated. It is as magnificent as described by the literati in Sui and Tang Dynasties. The foundation of the city gate post is made of marble, and the threshold made of bluestone is engraved with beautiful lines and flying crawling patterns. The partition wall of the door is thick and straight, and the ruins everywhere show the luxurious style of the year. The present Suzaku Gate, located on the west side of the site, opened at 1986.

Wumingmen

Wumingmen, commonly known as Xiaonanmen, 1939, was opened to commemorate Mr. Jingwumu, a revolutionary martyr in Shaanxi during the Revolution of 1911. Mr. Jingwumu was one of the earliest members of the League founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, a revolutionary with great influence during the democratic revolution in Shaanxi Province. He died heroically in the movement to protect the people in 19 17.

Door with lamp

Hanguangmen is the west gate to the south of Chang 'an Imperial City in Tang Dynasty. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, when Han Jian contracted the construction of the new town, it closed the middle portal and the west portal of Xi 'an city wall, while retaining the east portal, which was completely closed after the Northern Song Dynasty. During the restoration of Xi 'an City Wall in 1984, the site containing Guangmen was excavated, and granite columns and carved doorways were found. At present, it has been decided to place the gate of the newly-built coupon cave on the east side of the site, protect the site with a frame structure, outsource city bricks to make the appearance consistent with the city wall, and set up artificial lighting and air conditioning systems inside for tourists to visit in the future.

Ding' anmen

Xi 'an Ximen was originally the central gate to the west of the imperial city in the Tang Dynasty, but it was preserved when Han Jian contracted to build a new city at the end of the Tang Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, when the city wall was expanded, it moved a little south and was named Andingmen.

Yuxiangmen

1926, Liu Zhenhua, a warlord, besieged Xi 'an for eight months and starved to death more than 40,000 people. Xi 'an was not free until General Feng Yuxiang led the national coalition to defeat Liu Zhenhua. This gate opened at 1928, and was named Yuxiangmen to commemorate the historical achievement of General Feng in leading troops into the city.

an yuan gate

The North Gate, built in the Ming Dynasty when the city wall was built, was officially named Anyuanmen. During the Revolution of 1911, the rebels attacked the city and plundered the land, and the fighting in this area was fierce. In the battle, the North Gate Tower was burned down. 1983 When the wall was renovated, the original watchtower was restored.

Shangdemen

Suntech Gate on the southwest side of Xi Railway Station was opened on 1986, so it was named after facing Suntech Road directly.

Zhongshan gate

At the beginning of 1927, Zhongshan Gate was opened at the initiative of General Feng Yuxiang to commemorate the name of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the leader of the national revolution. On May 1927, General Feng Yuxiang led his troops eastward and left the city through Zhongshan Gate. Sun Yat-sen Gate is juxtaposed with two door openings, and Feng was named the Gate and the Arc de Triomphe respectively. On the day of departure, General Feng delivered a farewell speech to all walks of life in Chengtou, saying that he would open the Arc de Triomphe to meet him after the victory of the Northern Expedition. But then the situation changed, and General Feng never led his troops back to Ann.

chang le gate

The East Gate was built when the Ming City Wall was built, and its official name was Changle Gate. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Changle Gate, Dongmen [3] Li Zicheng rebels invaded Xi 'an from the East Gate. Li Zicheng saw the "Changle Gate" plaque hanging on the city gate and said to the soldiers around him, "If the emperor is happy, the people will suffer." Hearing this, the soldiers were very angry. The tower was burned until it was rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. Before the "Xi Incident", General Zhang Xueliang set up a teaching team and a student team on the East Gate Tower. This former site has been restored as a memorial to the Xi incident.

Jianguomen

1986 Jianguomen, which opened, was named after Jianguomen Road.

heping men

The Peace Gate, which is on the same north-south axis as Xi Railway Station and Wild Goose Pagoda, was opened on 1953. In order to express the war-torn China people's desire for world peace, it was named the Gate of Peace.

Wenchang Men Site site

Wenchang Men Site site, south of Beilin Museum, opened at 1986. There is a Kuixing building on the wall here, which is the only facility on the wall of Xi 'an that has nothing to do with military defense. Kuixing, also known as Kuixing and Su Kui, ranks first among 28 stars. Ancient legends are the gods who dominate the rise and fall of literary works, and are honored as "Wenquxing" and "wenchang star". If you are hit by his brush strokes, you can make a wonderful stroke, win three yuan in a row and become a champion. Therefore, ancient Confucius temples and universities have built Kuixing Building to offer incense. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Xi Anfuxue and Confucius Temple were built next to the city wall (now the Forest of Steles Museum), and Kuixing Building was also built on the city wall. Kuixing Building was restored on 1986. Here, visitors can see wenchang star, a heavy drinker, unkempt and stumbling, with a bottle gourd hanging from his waist, holding a bucket in one hand and writing something in the other, as if he were half awake and half drunk. The new gate under Kuixing Building is naturally named Wenchang Men Site Site. In the 19th year of Zhenguan, Xuanzang returned to Chang 'an in 645. He brought back 657 Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures from ancient India. Xuanzang's return from the scriptures was warmly welcomed by millions of people in the imperial city. Emperor Taizong sent the prime minister to see Xuanzang. The welcoming ceremony was held in Zhuquemen. At that time, the magnificent Suzaku Gate was the main entrance of the imperial city, that is, the south gate of the emperor. Since then, Master Xuanzang has devoted himself to translating the scriptures, and set up an altar in Jeju to give lectures and spread Buddhism. It took Xuanzang 19 years to translate the scriptures.