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Xi'an

西安

A square Ming wall encloses the layered capital of Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang — ramparts and bell-drum towers hold the old city, while the Terracotta Army, Wild Goose Pagoda and Stele Forest keep an empire's armies, faith and writing close to the ground.

Dynastic ancient capitalMing wall & bell-drum towersWheat-food capital
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