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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]

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 traversewhich 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) intervalsat 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.
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