Built of earthen ramparts, the Wei Great Wall in Yulin is a part of the western Great Wall with a base of over 20 meters (22 yards) wide. While the Qing Great Wall in Yulin was also built of earth, 6 meters (7 yards) wide and 3 meters (10 feet) high. Later, the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) also built Great Wall in Yulin, but the walls built then were with bricks, mortar and stones. Meanwhile, the Ming Great Wall was also built with battlements, drains and high earth platforms for watching.

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Ancient city wall in Yulin City, the North of Shaanxi Province

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