This week we rode bikes up on the Old City Wall. It's 10 miles square, the oldest intact city wall in the world. Here's a map, and other people's pictures. In the early 1980's, most of the ancient wall was re-bricked, and they dredged the moat that surrounds it, and made lovely parks most of the way around.
The Wall is 40' wide at the top, plenty of room for cars, but there are none--just bikers and walkers. This time of year it's been GRAY, but it has warmed up enough that it felt good to get out.
FYI, inside the Wall, it's business as usual, with traffic, and apartment buildings, stores (Walmart, etc.) and government offices. It does hold several major landmarks because Xi'an was China's capital for 13 dynasties.
Afterwards, we took a bike-cab home. That's an adventure all by itself!
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