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Landmarks

大同城墙·九龙壁

City wall and Nine Dragon Screen

A rebuilt Ming wall to walk at dusk, and a genuine Ming glazed-tile screen of nine dragons.

City wall and Nine Dragon Screen · 大同城墙·九龙壁
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored
City wall and Nine Dragon Screen · 大同城墙·九龙壁
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored
City wall and Nine Dragon Screen · 大同城墙·九龙壁
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored
City wall and Nine Dragon Screen · 大同城墙·九龙壁
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored
City wall and Nine Dragon Screen · 大同城墙·九龙壁
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored
City wall and Nine Dragon Screen · 大同城墙·九龙壁
China Unhurried editorial team · Owner-authored

Opening hours

Getting there

Address available on the linked map.

Practical notes

The wall is free to walk and lit at night, with the reconstruction honest about its date. The screen, from 1392, belonged to a prince's palace and is the oldest and largest of its kind.