Luoyang Lijing City Gate

Luoyang Lijing City Gate is built in Tang Dynasty. It is called the fist gate of old capital, and the fist tower in Middle China. There is one circle small city next to the gate. If the enemy enters into the circle city, the main gate and the circle gate will be closed by defender. Then the defender can have very advantage terrain to beat the enemy.

Lijing City Gate consists of main gate, the circle wall, the circle city and the circle city gate. There is one tower on the main gate, while will be benefit for defender to find the enemy. And there are many hollow widows on the main gate and the circle walls, which will be benefit for defender to beat the enemy.

Lijing City Gate is very tough and stable. It is mainly made of grey clay bricks and the cement. The tower on the main gate is made of wooden structure and grey clay bricks. And the roofs on of Lijing City Gate are installed with grey Chinese roof tiles. In nowadays, Lijing City Gate is one famous attraction spot in Luoyang City, and it is decorated with many lights, in the night, it is really beautiful and attracts many people to visit it.