大同城墙位于大同市中心区域，古城面积3.28平方公里，轮廓呈正方形。现存城墙是明代大将军徐达在汉、魏、唐、辽、金、元旧城基础上于明洪武五年(公元1372年)增筑起来的。城墙高14米，上宽12米，下宽18米，周长7.2公里，建有主城门四座，东曰和阳门、南曰永泰门、西曰清远门、北曰武定门，同时还建有护城河、吊桥、城楼、箭楼、月城、望楼、角楼、控军台等一系列军事设施， 是我国现存较为完整的一座古代城垣建筑。古城墙与护城河及环城公园如今已成为大同这座千年古都一道亮丽的风景。A Brief Introduction to Datong City WallDatong City Wall is located in the downtown area of Datong. The ancient city covers an area of 3.28 square kilometers with a square outline. The existing city wall was built byXu Da,aGreat General of the Ming Dynasty, in the 5th year oftheHongwuReign of the Ming Dynasty (1372 AD)on the basis of the old city of Han, Wei, Tang, Liao, Jin and Yuandynasties. The city wall is14 meters high,12 meters wide at the top, 18 meterswide at the bottom, and 7.2 kilometerslong. There are four main city gates,namely HeyangGate (the EastGate),YongtaiGate (the South Gate),Qingyuan Gate (the WestGate),and WudingGate (the North Gate). There are also a series of military facilities such as the moat, drawbridges, gate towers,archery towers,barbicans, watchtowers, corner towers, and military control towers.It isan existing relatively complete ancient city wall in China. The ancient city wall, the moat, and the City Wall Park have now become thebeautiful sceneryin Datong, thethousand-year-old capital.
