Why were the walls of old Beijing torn down?

As we all know, Beijing is the capital of China, but it also occupies a very important position in ancient history. After years of baptism, it has become what old Beijing looks like today. There are many historical sites in Beijing now, but there is no shadow of the old wall of Beijing. Why did you tear it down?

Among them, the Forbidden City and the Beijing City Wall are both important historical sites, but the wall of the old city of Beijing has also been controversial for some time, which was triggered by Guo Moruo and Liang Sicheng. The ancient city wall of Beijing was built in the Yuan Dynasty. It has a history of 100 years, and now the position of the old wall of Beijing has been completely covered.

When this section of the ancient city wall was first built, it was built for defense. After seven centuries of historical destruction, the old city wall has long lost its appearance at that time, leaving only ruins, but the future of the old city wall has become the focus of attention at that time.

At that time, Guo Moruo and Liang Sicheng had a very fierce dispute about the future of the old wall of Beijing. One must be dismantled and the other must be protected. Both sides have their own opinions. Guo Moruo thinks that now that the war is over, the existence of the old wall in Beijing will only hinder the traffic facilities in China, and it is also a symbol left by ancient feudalism. The role of the old wall in Beijing no longer exists, so it should be pushed.

However, Liang Sicheng and his wife's ideas are totally opposite to Guo Moruo's, and they think that the old city wall in Beijing should be well protected, and it can be used to divide the old and new districts in the future, and it can also be used as the heart of new China in the future, and it can also be used as the political heart and city museum of China like a pole. At that time, Guo Moruo and his wife's remarks also resonated with many people.

However, Wu Han is the same as Guo Moruo. The idea at that time was that the old city wall in Beijing was worthless, but it would affect the local traffic. So Guo Moruo and his wife also had a big fight with Wu Han, thinking that once the old wall in Beijing was forcibly demolished, they would definitely regret it later!

But obviously, Guo Moruo and Wu Han didn't realize the seriousness of the problem, but insisted on pushing it to the old city wall.