The present city wall, 33.7 kilometers long and 12 meters high, was built between 1368 and 1398 during the reign of the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Now an industrial city, Nanjing has ...

One of the prominent symbols of this significant journey is the City Wall of Nanjing, dating back to the Ming Dynasty ... Use this interactive map to learn more about some of the most visited ...

Over a decade later, Zhu would become the first emperor of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and Jiankang (now Nanjing) his capital. The wall took 21 years and a reported 200,000 men to build.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, established his capital in Nanjing (Chinese for southern capital). He ate mostly food cooked with the flavors of South China during his ...