Xi'An Wall Yongningmen （North Gate）

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Very cool tourist attraction. Great place to go up and really try to feel the history, imagine what it would have been like a thousand or two years ago. Also a good spot to exercise! A lot of people like to rent bikes and ride all the way around, and we would have liked to do that, too, but we went in late July, and it was just brutally hot--I think we would have sweated ourselves to death. Maybe next time!

Really beautiful and it's a must visit in Xi'an. The bike rentals are really cheap and a fun thing to do. But the wall is pretty big, so the ride might take a while.. and it's very bumpy.

one of the most iconic tourist attractions in xi’an. had to to pay for the entrance ticket to enter. very long walking about 7,000 steps for the whole route but worth it. there were bicycles for rent available. not recommended for elderly but nice for younger ones.

The Xi'an City Wall has many gates. There are passages up and down the city wall near many gates, so there is no need to enter and exit at the same gate. The most famous are the four facing doors: The South Gate (Yongning Gate) is the best-restored gate. It is also the gate most commonly used by tourists to climb the city wall, and it is also the gate that has been open the longest. The underground passage of Yongningmen Station on Metro Line 2 can directly lead to Yongningmen, and there is also the Forest of Steles Museum nearby. Personally, I recommend climbing to the wall from this door. In addition to the south gate, you can also climb the wall from the east gate (Changle Gate), west gate (Anding Gate), north gate (Anyuan Gate) and some other city gates. Once you get on the Yongning Gate and walk to the left, there is a bicycle rental place. You can rent a bicycle for a single person or go for tandem for two people. Apart from the rental fee, you have to put down a 100¥ deposit, which will be refunded at the return of the bicycle. Riding along the whole circle will be 13.74 km and can take 1.5 and 2.5 hours depending how much activities you will do in the ride, such as stopping to take photos and going down the wall etc. Riding on the city wall of 1400 years history is one of the coolest things in all my travels.

The origin of the Great Wall of China is here, the Xi'an City Wall. It is 1,000 years old and still exists today. The entrance is from the underground. There is an entrance fee. There is a souvenir shop. You can ride a bicycle. At night, the lights are very beautiful.