There’s more to Nanjing than ... kilometres of the wall was opened for the public to explore. Of these, the Gate of China (Zhonghuamen) is still the best preserved of the city’s 13 fortresses ...

In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang, the first Ming emperor, attacked and captured the Yuan capital Dadu and established his new capital at Nanjing ... wall outside the old walls. Work was begun on the ...