Xi'an builds digital platform to protect ancient city wall

Staff members operate the digital comprehensive management platform for the ancient city wall in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 10, 2025. 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. A digital comprehensive management platform has been built for the wall since 2023, which integrates functions such as cultural relic protection, cultural tourism operation, emergency management, and flood-control command.

By comprehensively applying advanced technologies including big data analysis, Internet of Things, etc., the platform provides a digital and intelligent foundation for the protection of this historic city. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

An inspector measures the length of a crack on the ancient city wall in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 10, 2025. 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. A digital comprehensive management platform has been built for the wall since 2023, which integrates functions such as cultural relic protection, cultural tourism operation, emergency management, and flood-control command.

By comprehensively applying advanced technologies including big data analysis, Internet of Things, etc., the platform provides a digital and intelligent foundation for the protection of this historic city. (Xinhua/Zhu Weixi)

An inspector measures the length of a crack on the ancient city wall in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 10, 2025. 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. A digital comprehensive management platform has been built for the wall since 2023, which integrates functions such as cultural relic protection, cultural tourism operation, emergency management, and flood-control command.

By comprehensively applying advanced technologies including big data analysis, Internet of Things, etc., the platform provides a digital and intelligent foundation for the protection of this historic city. (Xinhua/Zhu Weixi)

A smart sanitation boat works on the scenic moat in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, July 2, 2024. 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. A digital comprehensive management platform has been built for the wall since 2023, which integrates functions such as cultural relic protection, cultural tourism operation, emergency management, and flood-control command.

By comprehensively applying advanced technologies including big data analysis, Internet of Things, etc., the platform provides a digital and intelligent foundation for the protection of this historic city. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)

A child runs on the ancient city wall in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 12, 2025. 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. A digital comprehensive management platform has been built for the wall since 2023, which integrates functions such as cultural relic protection, cultural tourism operation, emergency management, and flood-control command.

By comprehensively applying advanced technologies including big data analysis, Internet of Things, etc., the platform provides a digital and intelligent foundation for the protection of this historic city. (Xinhua/Zhu Weixi)

Tourists visit the ancient city wall in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 12, 2025. 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. A digital comprehensive management platform has been built for the wall since 2023, which integrates functions such as cultural relic protection, cultural tourism operation, emergency management, and flood-control command.

By comprehensively applying advanced technologies including big data analysis, Internet of Things, etc., the platform provides a digital and intelligent foundation for the protection of this historic city. (Xinhua/Shao Rui)

A tourist poses on the ancient city wall in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 12, 2025. 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. A digital comprehensive management platform has been built for the wall since 2023, which integrates functions such as cultural relic protection, cultural tourism operation, emergency management, and flood-control command.

By comprehensively applying advanced technologies including big data analysis, Internet of Things, etc., the platform provides a digital and intelligent foundation for the protection of this historic city. (Xinhua/Zhu Weixi)

Tourists visit the ancient city wall in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 12, 2025. 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. A digital comprehensive management platform has been built for the wall since 2023, which integrates functions such as cultural relic protection, cultural tourism operation, emergency management, and flood-control command.

By comprehensively applying advanced technologies including big data analysis, Internet of Things, etc., the platform provides a digital and intelligent foundation for the protection of this historic city. (Xinhua/Zhu Weixi)