Ruins of the Ming Dynasty Beijing City Wall

Ruins of the Ming Dynasty Beijing City Wall

The ruins of the Ming Dynasty Beijing City Wall are a national key cultural heritage site.

The ruins of the Ming Dynasty Beijing City Wall are located

near Xibianmen, to the east of Chongwenmen in Dongcheng District, and are part of the third batch of municipal-level cultural heritage sites in Beijing.

The remaining sections of the Ming Dynasty Beijing city wall (a section east of Chongwenmen and two sections near Xibianmen) are important physical evidence for studying the evolution of Beijing’s city walls.

Source: Beijing Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage

Further reading:

· Third Batch of Municipal-Level Cultural Heritage Sites in Beijing

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Heritage Sites