XIAN-CHINA (pictures by Mark A. Torres Aug. 2006)
City Walls: Xian-China
Now shrouded in smog, the walls of Xian once gave the defenders of Chang'an ample warning against enemy attack. First built in the Tang dynasty (618-907), the 14 mile long walls were repaired in the Ming dynasty. The roughly quadrilateral walls were pierced by three gates on each side, twelve in all that divided the city into an implicit nine-square grid, the Chinese ideal since ancient times.
Nigh Show: Typical dances of XIAN --Espectaculo Nocturno Danzas tipicas de Xian
City of Xian-
Museum of Xian
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