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Xuanhua Ancient City 宣化古城Xuānhuà Gǔchéng
National heritage site · Zhangjiakou, Hebei
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Zhangjiakou
- Region
- Hebei
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Xuanhua Ancient City
The old walled city of Xuanhua, a Ming frontier stronghold known as the 'first prefecture west of Beijing', which has kept its Ming street layout and main monuments. The core is the Qingyuan Tower (bell tower, 1482) and the Zhenshuo Tower (drum tower, 1440), two multi-storey timber towers on brick platforms pierced by arched passages along the main street, with the Gongji Tower on the old south gate and long stretches of brick-faced city wall. The wall was enlarged in 1394, ran about 11 km round, and has been restored in sections since the mid-2000s.
How to get to Xuanhua Ancient City
In the centre of Xuanhua District, about 22 km south-east of Zhangjiakou railway station, with Xuanhua North on the Beijing–Zhangjiakou high-speed line about 2.5 km to the north-north-west.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Shien Temple 时恩寺 (under 10 km), Former Chahar Democratic Government (Xuanhua Museum) 察哈尔民主政府旧址 (under 10 km), Xiabali Liao Tombs 下八里墓群 (under 10 km), Fozhen Sheli Pagoda 佛真猞猁迤逻尼塔 (20 km).
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