Beijing Ming City Wall Ruins Park, City wall park in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China

Beijing Ming City Wall Ruins Park preserves a 1.5 km stretch of the Ming inner city wall, built of brick over a rammed-earth core, and the Southeast Corner Tower. The wall stands 11.4 m high with battlements adding 1.9 m, and 11 bastions project from its outer face. The tower, 29 m tall with 144 archery windows, is the largest surviving corner tower in China.

The wall was constructed in 1419 during the Ming Dynasty as a major fortification system surrounding Beijing. Most of the structure was demolished in the 1960s, yet this park preserves key remnants including the corner tower as testimony to that era.

The park hosts the annual Huashi Saturn Peach Temple Festival, and residents from the surrounding neighbourhood use the green space for recreation and dog walking. The Southeast Corner Tower held a privately run contemporary art gallery, the Red Gate Gallery, from 1991 for over two decades before it moved to the 798 Art Zone.

The site is conveniently situated near Chongwenmen subway station, making it easy to reach by public transport. The walking paths among the ruins are open to everyone, though visiting the tower interior involves a small fee, so plan your visit based on which areas interest you most.

The Southeast Corner Tower rises 29 m and has 144 archery windows; it could house 200 soldiers and has ramps for soldiers and horses. Westerners called it the Fox Tower, and graffiti carved by Eight-Nation Alliance invaders in 1900 is preserved inside.