Soon an office for the demolition of the wall was established — the City Moat Office. Workers used hammers, chisels, and farming tools. The discarded bricks and tiles were immediately used to fill in ...

But this month, all eyes are on another one of its historic sites – the Xi’an City Wall, said to be one of the world’s most impressive remaining traditional defense systems and one of the ...

The carved hand in the moat ... city walls, probably dating from the tenth century CE and possibly earlier, was exposed. An unexplained hand imprint was discovered at one spot, carved in the moat ...