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One of Nanjing's chief attractions is its city wall, constructed from 1366 to 1387 in the early Ming dynasty. Still largely intact, the wall stands 20 meters high and winds for miles around the city. Along its length are several important gates, such as Zhonghua gate, an enormous fortress with an area of more than 15,000 square meters. There are numerous rooms inside that than can hold up to a thousand soldiers each.
Bibliography:
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L. Phillips of Brigham Young University, Utah, USA.
Visit his webpage at www.pomosa.com
Boyd, Andrew. Chinese
Architecture and Town Planning: 1500 B.C. - A.D. 1911
Holmesdale Press Ltd., London.
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