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Did you know... that the ancient fortifications of Xi'an were used as air raid shelters in World War II?

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The city wall of Xi'an measures a totalö length of 13.74 kilometers (not 25.7 kilometers). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.234.100.106 (talk) 15:45, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Reviewer: Sainsf (talk · contribs) 06:45, 5 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Will review this soon. Cheers, Sainsf (talk · contribs) 06:45, 5 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Here are my comments: Sainsf (talk · contribs) 17:04, 5 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sainsf Thanks for the review. Busy today. Will address the issues tomorrow.--Nvvchar. 07:25, 6 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

Mention the language of the translation in the infobox
Done
(i.e., Zhu Yuanzhang) What does "that is" mean here? Is it the name of the Emperor? If it is the Chinese term for this, then I don't find it necessary enough to be included.
- Zhu Yuanzhang is the name of the Emperor

History

Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Mentioned twice
- Removed the period
the wall was attacked with bombs by enemy forces Who were the enemies?
- changed to "revolutionary forces"

Features

which takes four hours of walking to traverse → which would typically take four hours to cover
- Done
Anything more on Chinese rampart architecture style? I am clueless about it
- It is part of Chinese architecture as there is mention of rampart architecture . Hence, changed to Chinese architecture
at 120 metres (390 ft) intervals → at intervals of 120 metres (390 ft)
- Done
wall) and then later cannon balls at the → wall), and later cannon balls, at the
- Done

Sources

Are refs. 10 and 12 reliable?
- Ref 10 - Lonely Planet references have been used extensively but not for history and I suppose it is valid.
- Ref 12 is of the University of Maine at Farmington. I have added the details now.

Thanks, Sainsf I have addressed all issues now. Please see. Glad to address any other issues.Nvvchar. 12:56, 6 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Good. Now we can promote this. Cheers, Sainsf (talk · contribs) 13:46, 7 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, Sainsf.Nvvchar. 01:01, 8 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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