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When was Chongqing first surrounded by a substantial city wall?
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Skyscrapers at night in central Chongqing, China.
The first substantial city wall in Chongqing was constructed about 250 BCE. This wall was later repaired and expanded during the 3rd century CE and around 1240, and it was rebuilt with solid stone early in the Ming dynasty.1