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I have to wonder what caused these folks to up and build a city on a wall. There must be something really worth it up there besides a view
Not sure about this place specifically, but before we went and built dams, a lot of these river valleys would flood seasonally. I'd wager the buildings closer to the river are newer than those further away.
Hell, my hometown of Wuhan still floods occasionally and that's post Three Gorges upstream
So it's a matter of having really good farmland but terrible suitable land for housing?
Possibly not "unsuitable" but they preferred being closer to running water but not too close as a convenience. And/or a trade/fishing thing, I know the Yellow and the Yangtze are both huge sources of food and trade, not sure about Wangxian
Sort of a "this is going to be annoying to build in the moment but will be beneficial in the long term" sort of thing.