Southwest Gate City Wall Remains

Beijing


The lesser sibling to the Ming City Wall Ruins Park, this restored chunk of Beijing's dearly departed ramparts is stranded in a phalanx of traffic. You can clamber up onto the battlements, but there's nothing much to see.


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