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The Stone City (石頭城, Pinyin Shítóu Chéng) is the popular name of an ancient fortified city within the current city of Nanjing . Almost all of the original city is gone; all that remains are portions of the massive City Wall . The original town was built during the Warring States Period by the kingdom of Chu . The city was expanded during the Later Han Dynasty and a wall, about nine thousand Meter s (5½ Mi ) in circumference, was built around the existing Chu-era city. Today the Stone City lies within the confines of Nanjing's Qingliang Park . The ancient city is strongly enough associated with Nanjing that Nanjing itself is sometimes referred to as "''Stone City''". |
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