architecture
Pingyao City Walls, Main Gate (Yingxun Gate)
Pingyao, Shanxi, China
迎熏门 (Yíngxūnmén) [Chinese]
Architecture
full/alternative names
South Gate
higher-level structure
destroyed/demolished
1948
demolition
work type
form/concept
architect / constr. phase
1703
renewed for Kangxi Emperor's visit on his western tour
1850-1856
reinforcement of the towers after the Taiping Rebellion
2001-2002
reconstruction of the Yingxun Gate and Citadel
Architecture: Pingyao City Walls
built
from 1370
culture
style/period
work type
material
patronage
Specifications
height
16.0 m
width
10.0 m
length
14.0 m
Specification: Pingyao City Walls
height
12.0 m
width
3.5 m
length
6,163.0 m
Geography
local language location name
平遥 (Píngyáo), 中國 (Zhōngguó) [Chinese]
historical affiliations
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
II,
III,
IV
designation
reference
812