Ming City Wall Ruins Park belongs to the type of scenic ruins of ancient buildings. Located in the geographical center of Beijing, Chongwenmen East Main Street to the East side. East from the southeast corner of the city Dongbianmen floor, west Chongwenmen total area: 15.5 hectares, the southeast corner of the city wall ruins and building covers an area of ​​3.3 hectares, green area of ​​12.2 hectares. Dongbianmen to Chongwenmen Beijing Ming City Wall Ruins is one of the city's two remaining city wall.

Shangming a total length of 40 kilometers historical city walls, built Yu Mingchao Yongle 17 years (AD 1419), dating back over 580 years of history. Due to historical reasons, the Beijing original city wall has ceased to exist as a whole. Chongwenmen existing building line to the southeast corner of the city wall ruins a total length of 1.5 km, is an integral part of the original city wall in the city of Beijing, it is the only remaining section, is also a sign of Beijing. Jiajingnianjian this wall was built in the Ming Dynasty. Its floor southeast corner of the city is the country's largest city wall remaining corner turrets, was built in the Ming Dynasty orthodox first year (AD 1436), is a national key cultural relics protection units.

Beijing City Wall Ruins Park Green embodiment is the ancient garden by the Beijing Design Institute of design, construction, Chongwen District, Bureau of Parks organization, park construction to protect the walls of the main, by creating vicissitudes, Gu Pu natural environment, full of ancient cultural city walls meaning and historic features. After the completion of Beijing City Wall Ruins Park Jian Jie, simple, generous, with wall ruins natural look and feel of each characteristic green scenic, formation of "old Ming wall" from west to east, "walk through the ruins," "Kurau new rhyme "and other scenic spots. Protection of city walls to protect the status quo, for risk-based reinforcement, to fill a vacancy, supplemented by a small amount, the maximum extent of the status quo to save the walls, standing under the walls, heavy feeling and a sense of the vicissitudes of history will remember with affection.

Because of disrepair and man-made damage, serious damage to the walls of the ruins, for the protection of cultural heritage, reproduce ancient style, the walls surrounding environment completely integrated site, the Beijing municipal government decided to repair the walls, the construction of the Ming City Wall Ruins Park. According to "repair the old as" principle, to extend the 1540 meters of city walls were repaired, the protection of the walls of the ruins to protect the status quo, for risk-based reinforcement, to fill a vacancy, supplemented by a small amount, the maximum degree of preservation of the status quo walls. 2001 November 25 project was officially launched. In September 2003, Beijing Ming City Wall Ruins Park, a project completed. To create vicissitudes, rustic environment as the main design, Beijing City Wall Relics Park original 200 old trees retained, within the Beijing City Wall Ruins Park planted mainly with Sophora japonica, ginkgo, pine for the embellishment of trees, color and elegant mountain peach, apricot, crabapple trees and other varieties well heighten the atmosphere of the city wall. On the ups and downs of micro topography, paved planted 12.2 hectares large lawn, through the formation of a cheerful scene line. In 2003 the park had two afforestation projects, according to enrich and improve the landscape of plant varieties, planting ginkgo, mountain peach, apricot, crape myrtle, Luan tree, magnolia flower, foliage of trees and shrubs of more than 300. In 2003, Beijing City Wall Ruins Park was named Beijing boutique Park.

Heritage Park along the periphery is a 200 m long strip of public green space can be divided into cultural roots of old Beijing city area, modern sculpture parks, public recreation area Dongbianmen turrets, towers Memorial Forest Heritage Park, Beijing South Railway Station exit according to different functions and five parts Square. The north side of the walls forming a closed lush green belt, and linear, plant configuration of the walls on the south side of Road are concise and generous.

Park use simple design approach, highlighting the incomplete to show the beauty of the walls. To protect the city walls as a starting point, to show the true face of ancient city walls for the purpose of providing the public with a quiet, natural, Gu Pu, bleak environment. Walk in the park, shaded by ancient trees, green grass, stretching ancient city wall and turrets deep dignified as if to tell the vicissitudes of the nation to the people. Combined city wall ruins natural look and feel of the characteristics of each green attractions in the park, from west to east in order to build "old Ming wall" "Walk ruins" "Kurau new rhyme" "battlements shop Chui" and other landscapes long history, rich content, full of ancient city wall of the culture and historic features.

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Address: East Street, Dongcheng District Dongbianmen

Transportation: Take 41,43,44,59,610,713,820, 2 special bus to stop that is to Dongbianmen