The strong rampart provides protection for all the structures built by the Chen family during the Ming and Qing dynasties, rendering the residence a look of a city or a fortress.

• 陈家在明清两朝百余年间修建的所有建筑都在它的保护之中。这些高大坚固的城墙使得皇城相府更像是一座城池或是一座堡垒。