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ThetoweringbrickwallinfrontisPingyaoCity,oneofthefourexistingcompleteancientcitiesinChina.Ithasahistoryofmorethan2700years.Sofar,itstillretainsthebasicfeaturesofthecountytownintheMingandQingDynasties,whichcanbecalledthemostcompleteancientcityintheHannationalityregionofChina.
ThebiggestfeatureofPingyaoancientcityistheancientcitywall.Now,pleasefollowmeupthecitywallandwatchtheconstructionoftheancientcitywall.
Wecanseethatthereareshortwallsonbothsidesofthecitywall,whicharecalled"parapets".Whyaretheycalled"parapets"?Thereisapopularstoryamongthepeople:therewasnoparapetinthecityintheearlydays.Once,anoldmanwaspulledtowork,andhislittlegranddaughter,whowasdependentonhim,cametothecityeverydayandsatbesidehimtowatch.Oneday,averytiredmigrantworkerwalkedtotheedgeofthecitywallinadaze.Thelittlegirlwasafraidthathewouldfallandpushedhimin.Unexpectedly,themigrantworkerwassaved,butthelittlegirlfelltodeath.Inmemoryofher,craftsmenbuiltaparapetinthecityandcalleditaparapet.It'satouchingstory,butitdoesillustratetheprotectivefunctionoftheparapet.Wehavenoticedthateveryothersectionofthecitywallhasaprojectingpart,whichiscalledthepier.What'sthepierfor?It'sforthedefenseofthecitywall.Withpiersandabutments,apowerfulthree-dimensionalshootingnetcanbeformedfromthreesides,andthecitydefenseforceisgreatlystrengthened.Oneachpierthereisalsoanenemytowerwithholesforobservationandshooting.Thereare3000crenelsand72enemytowersintheancientcityofPingyao,whichisasymbolofConfucius'threethousanddisciplesandseventy-twosages.
OK,tourists,it'sfreetime.Youcantakephotos.Whentakingphotos,youshouldpayattentiontoyourbody.Don'tgooutsidethewall.Payattentiontosafety.Don'tengraveonthewall.Thankyouforyourcooperation.