The Tianjin Old City was built in the second year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, this city was long from east to west and short from north to south, shaped like an abacus. Hence, it is called the ‘Abacus City’. It has a circumference of more than nine li. The city wall is thirty-five feet high. There are four city gates named Zhen Dong (Pacifying the East), An Xi (Pacifying the West), Ding Nan (Determining the South), and Gong Bei (Arching to the North). There are four corner towers at the four corners of the city. Inside the city, there are four main streets named East, West, South, and North. In the center is the Drum Tower. Seven ring-shaped fortresses are set up around the city.
Tianjin Old City
The Tianjin Old City was built in the second year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, this [...]
