The city walls of Xi'an contain the old city. The current walls were built during the Ming Dynasty and run about 14 km, but back in the T'ang Dynasty when Chang'an (Xi'an) was at it's heighth the walls covered 80 km. During the T'ang Dynasty Chang'an was the most populated city on Earth and was home to diverse peoples from all over the world. Today people like to go on top of the walls to rent out tandem bikes or hire rickshaws.
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