City Wall of Suzhou

Chang Gate (Chinese: 阊门), one of the gates in Suzhou city wall

The City Wall of Suzhou (Chinese: 苏州城墙) is the city wall surrounding Suzhou city. That length of the wall was 15,204 metres before 1958. Most part of the wall was demolished in 1958. The length of remaining wall is only 2,072 metres.[1]

The construction of Suzhou city wall dates back to 514 BC. The present structure of the wall was built in 1662.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 苏州古城墙：一座古城的复兴之源

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