Dali Ancient City

According to literature，Dali Ancient City was a gateway to the Silk Road in Southwest China，and also served as a seat of government and a major military barracks for Yunnan Province in ancient times.It enjoyed magnificent scale，with a wa1l length of 6 kilometers（3.73 miles），a height of 7.5 meters（24.6 feet）and a thickness of 6 meters（19.7 feet）.

There were four city gates facing west，east，north and south，upon which sat a gate tower.Four further towers were also placedat the four corners of the city wall.As it underwent many phases of prosperity awe11 as decline，only the city base remains till today.We can explore the mystery belonging to that period of history，especially through witnessing some parts of the city wall，the North City Wall Tower and the South City Wall Tower which were restored in 1982.The city layout was uniform，with five main streets from south to north and eight main streets from east to west，while marketplaces were neatly arranged within the city，which has remained unchanged to this date.

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