The Beijing Yuan Dynasty City Wall Relics Park is constructed on the site of the Yuan Dynasty's capital, Dadu. The city's establishment in the northeast suburbs of Jinzhongdu laid the foundation for modern-day Beijing. Its planning and design inherit the traditional construction practices of China's historical capitals.
During the Ming Dynasty's construction of Beijing, the northern city walls were shifted southward by 5 li, rendering the northern earthen city obsolete and leading to the preservation of this site. The preserved remnants consist of the western and northern sections of the original Yuan Dynasty city wall, approximately 12 kilometers in length.
Having endured 700 years of history, only the remnants of the north and west sections of Dadu remain today. In 1957, this site was designated as a key cultural heritage protection unit in Beijing. Officially approved by the Beijing Municipal People's Government in 1988, it was named the "Yuan Dynasty City Wall Relics Park."
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