Xi'an ancient city wall
In the ancient capital of Xi'an, the most imposing and most dynasty marks to a few of the ancient city wall. No matter which direction you come from the Old and, whether you are a senior officials or civilians, it is majestic dignified attitude in order to you, and that thick walls and top of the convex and concave undulating rows of Embrasure let you Yanmou 1 shock, spiritual refreshing. Is only drilled a tall city openings, you will really think: I went into the Han Feng Yun Tang li come.
Therefore, for every foreign friends come to Xi'an, I will take them to the board the ancient city wall. Walking through the wide top of the wall, stepping on foot brick strip, feel the years of the vicissitudes of life, friends excitedly Lianhu style. In particular, dusk summer, both sides of the scene light go dim heaven and earth together, line the walls rolled forward, stretching to the lost can not be identified in detail in the distance, someone who will be raised Yi Gu righteousness, as though we are from history are increasingly near.
Think about it, many years ago, in the vast flat plains of the Guanzhong, a city of towering towers, which are how deterrence. Its circumference 13,7 km, 5984 Embrasure, each Embrasure enact a soldier, sword in the hands of the refraction of the sunset under the shining, if the cry at the same time, its potential how spectacular!
Is now surrounded by high-rise buildings everywhere, a solid sense of the ancient city walls remain steady sense of eye-catching, it seems that after a history of wind, frost, the elderly, the whole land squatting there, enjoy the ride toys Side high-rise product in the sky, right Any changes and joy, which have quietly has.
Xi'an city wall construction, is a tight defense engineering system. It was ladder structure, the width 12-14 m, 16-18 m wide and the next; four gates are Barbican, on the building of a town building, watchtower, corner turret angular units; city Zhou enemy units, watch tower, surrounded by a moat and suspension bridge. No wonder an American Institute of Architects tour of Jurists, said after the walls: too great, which is human wealth, is your invaluable.
Xi'an city wall shape, but also embodies the concept of the traditional Chinese architectural aesthetics. It is a rule of the rectangle, the relative towers, 4 Main Street, located in the middle of a clock tower.
For this city of Xi'an, in recent years been some criticism is simply that it is too closed, too conservative, and not conducive to reform and opening up and economic development. In fact, such has nothing to do with the city's buildings and structures, is only a pretext. In addition, some things need to close some, such as wine, cache time for the better. There are cultural and heritage, strengthen the protection is not a bad thing.
Were popular, also has a place to air. It is because of this ancient capital of Xi'an Road wall, it's that kind of deposit Yun-old culture of the Chinese nation, and it did not gas-proliferation, and it did not evaporated to go.
Outsiders to Xi'an to see is the culture and heritage, which is Xi'an people should treasure.
Xi'an city wall of the four main gate has a name, and the East Says Changle West Says stability, and the Southern Yue Yongning, North Yue Anyuan. Straight out of the East Gate of cross-Tongguan, into the Central Plains into the recreation land. Simon Department is the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, is the channel of foreign trade and commodity exchange, pacification and secure is very important. Not far outside the South Gate is the Qinling Mountains, which is the strong backing of the city of Chang'an, behind the Qinling Mountains, and the Department of Bashu Jingchu land, are a solid rear. This is the only north gate of the security task is far the heaviest since the various periods in history, the war continued along the Great Wall in northern Shaanxi, and many generals were drinking oath-taking, cavalry soldiers out of the north gate integration, direct-drive Great Wall outside the frontier fortress, to end insurgency Shou-Jiang Guan solid.
I was fortunate to live in the ancient city of the Southern District of Suzaku door, often in the evening to walk under the wall, looking at the Under the Canopy Embrasure the silhouette, I think: how much they like a row of children overturned container port to accept the years of changing wind and rain, costumes, historical residue accumulation.
Each piece of the ancient brick walls, it's always full of layer upon layer of printed footprints and hand patterns, are carrying so many Tibetan legends and stories, then so tall and thick, how long it takes to read it?
Standing on the wall, I looked very tiny.
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