During the period of 1953, the Nanjing Municipal People's Government surveyed the city walls, and more than 300 city gates and city walls were damaged.
1954 The measured circumference of Nanjing City Wall is about 34.36 kilometers.
From 65438 to 0956, Nanjing formulated and implemented the plan to demolish the city.
According to the survey in 1958, the length of the wall is15.308km. Due to the demolition and other reasons, the length of the wall is 13.375 km, with a total length of 28.683km..
1983, Nanjing Cultural Relics Investigation Institute conducted another city wall survey. According to the actual measurement, the complete wall length is 19.802 km, the half-damaged wall length is 1.549 km, and the total length is 2 1.355438+0 km. Compared with 1958, the total length of complete and semi-damaged city walls is reduced by 7.332 kilometers.
In May, 2004, the total length of the restored and protected Ming City Wall has reached 23.743 kilometers.
In order to highlight the characteristics of Nanjing as a famous historical and cultural city, the Nanjing Municipal Government has invested heavily in the protection of the old city and comprehensive environmental improvement since 1988. From the perspective of long-term planning, the fully renovated Ming city wall will be connected, and people can walk in Nanjing on the Ming city wall.