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City wall covered with green coat attracts visitors in Xi’an, NW China

By Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan 3 min read

Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.

City wall covered with green coat attracts visitors in Xi’an, NW China

People take photos of the city wall in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Oct. 13, 2025. After the continuous autumn rain, moss and other plants have covered the city wall with a green coat, attracting people to watch and take photos.

The 13.74-kilometer-long ancient city wall that surrounds Xi’an is one of the longest and best-preserved of its kind in China. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 13, 2025 shows people walking along the city wall in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. After the continuous autumn rain, moss and other plants have covered the city wall with a green coat, attracting people to watch and take photos.

The 13.74-kilometer-long ancient city wall that surrounds Xi’an is one of the longest and best-preserved of its kind in China. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

A woman poses for a photo with the city wall in the background in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Oct. 13, 2025. After the continuous autumn rain, moss and other plants have covered the city wall with a green coat, attracting people to watch and take photos.

The 13.74-kilometer-long ancient city wall that surrounds Xi’an is one of the longest and best-preserved of its kind in China. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

A woman poses for a photo with the city wall in the background in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Oct. 13, 2025. After the continuous autumn rain, moss and other plants have covered the city wall with a green coat, attracting people to watch and take photos.

The 13.74-kilometer-long ancient city wall that surrounds Xi’an is one of the longest and best-preserved of its kind in China. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

People walk along the city wall in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Oct. 13, 2025. After the continuous autumn rain, moss and other plants have covered the city wall with a green coat, attracting people to watch and take photos.

The 13.74-kilometer-long ancient city wall that surrounds Xi’an is one of the longest and best-preserved of its kind in China. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

A drone photo taken on Oct. 13, 2025 shows a girl viewing the city wall in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. After the continuous autumn rain, moss and other plants have covered the city wall with a green coat, attracting people to watch and take photos.

The 13.74-kilometer-long ancient city wall that surrounds Xi’an is one of the longest and best-preserved of its kind in China. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

People walk along the city wall in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Oct. 13, 2025. After the continuous autumn rain, moss and other plants have covered the city wall with a green coat, attracting people to watch and take photos.

The 13.74-kilometer-long ancient city wall that surrounds Xi’an is one of the longest and best-preserved of its kind in China. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

A man takes a photo of the moss on the city wall in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Oct. 13, 2025. After the continuous autumn rain, moss and other plants have covered the city wall with a green coat, attracting people to watch and take photos.

The 13.74-kilometer-long ancient city wall that surrounds Xi’an is one of the longest and best-preserved of its kind in China.

Reference Link:- https://english.news.cn/20251013/29858358876d403bb3ec5ee9e652899e/c.html;

Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…

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