Kublai Khan's Safe Haven

Built to protect the capital of the Yuan Dynasty,Beijing's city wall is now a tourist attraction and a safety shelter in times of disaster Kublai Khan,the grandson of Genghis Khan,founded the Yuan Dynasty(1279-1368) and established the capital in Yanjing(the area of present day Beijing),which he named Dadu.Its city wall,a milestone in the urban construction history of China,was built,and Dadu became the last city constructed by an overall plan in Chinese feudal society.