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Ainin: /* City Area (Middle Ring) */

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City Area (Middle Ring)

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	\| '''Muchang''' 牧场<br />(Pastures)		\| '''Muchang''' 牧场<br />(Pastures)
	\| ~~TBD~~		\| [[File:BSS Muchang.png\|400px]]
	\| Bounded by the Agricultural Zone wall, the northern city wall, the Industrial Park and the palace ring road, Muchang is a middle class residential area comprised of apartment buildings. Neighbourhood residents are largely civil servants and Industrial Park plant managers.		\| Bounded by the Agricultural Zone wall, the northern city wall, the Industrial Park and the palace ring road, Muchang is a middle class residential area comprised of apartment buildings. Neighbourhood residents are largely civil servants and Industrial Park plant managers.
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Lower Ring

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 | '''Chiangbian''' 墙边<br />(Besides the Wall)
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 | Chiangwai is the only neighbourhood of Ba Sing Se located outside the city wall and comprises a number of dwellings built around the city's secondary port outside the Gate of Outward Perfection. Chiangwai includes the Southern Harbour of Ba Sing Se, which handles internal commoner migration to and from the city as well as less desirable cargoes, including scrap metal, livestock and manure. Most residents are fishermen and dockworkers.
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Early history

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	== History ==		== History ==
	=== Early history ===		=== Early history ===
	According to recorded oral histories and classic works like the ''[[Doctrines of the Earth Kingdom]]'', Ba Sing Se was established by [[Yuan Wong]], the mythical first king of the Earth Kingdom, on a highly symbolic site that was both the location of the [[Badgermole (spirit)\|Badgermole]]'s ascension to the cosmic expanse (as described in the ''[[Classic of Origins]]'') and the final resting place of [[Da Kang]], the first earthbender and the tamer of the great flood (as described in the ''[[Classic of Nations]]''). Yuan Wong is said to have declared that a strong, fortified city was necessary for the construction of a strong, fortified nation, and therefore ordered the construction of great ramparts that are now the city wall. According to legend, Yuan Wong built his palace in the centre of Ba Sing Se and supervised the construction of great farms to ensure that his new capital would never starve under siege and, upon his death, was buried within the palace grounds.		According to recorded oral histories and classic works like the ''[[Doctrines of the Earth Kingdom]]'', Ba Sing Se was established by [[Yuan Wong]], the mythical first king of the Earth Kingdom, on a highly symbolic site that was said to be both the location of the [[Badgermole (spirit)\|Badgermole]]'s ascension to the cosmic expanse (as described in the ''[[Classic of Origins]]'') and the final resting place of [[Da Kang]], the first earthbender and the tamer of the great flood (as described in the ''[[Classic of Nations]]''). Yuan Wong is said to have declared that a strong, fortified city was necessary for the construction of a strong, fortified nation, and therefore ordered the construction of great ramparts that are now the city wall. According to legend, Yuan Wong built his palace in the centre of Ba Sing Se and supervised the construction of great farms to ensure that his new capital would never starve under siege and, upon his death, was buried within the palace grounds.

	Although the historical record is sparse about the founding of the city, it is known from archaeological evidence and historical records that Ba Sing Se has been continuously inhabited for centuries and that the city's iconic walls were erected via earthbending early on in its history. There is also archaeological evidence that the vast cave network underneath Ba Sing Se once teemed with human activity and may even have been hosted housing, perhaps on account of the shelter it provided from the scorching desert sun.		Although the historical record is sparse about the founding of the city, it is known from archaeological evidence and historical records that Ba Sing Se has been continuously inhabited for centuries and that the city's iconic walls were erected via earthbending early on in its history. There is also archaeological evidence that the vast cave network underneath Ba Sing Se once teemed with human activity and may even have been hosted housing, perhaps on account of the shelter it provided from the scorching desert sun.

Ainin: /* Etymology */

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Etymology

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	== Etymology ==		== Etymology ==
	The name Ba Sing Se derives from the {{wp\|Chinese language\|Terran}} characters 永 (perpetual, long-lasting), 固 (strong, firm) and 城 (city), roughly translating to "ever-invincible city". The name is said to have been granted to the city by its legendary founder [[Yuan Wong]], who wrote in the [[Doctrines of the Earth Kingdom]] that a stable royal capital was a prerequisite to pacify the regions and bring order to the realm. Scholars believe that the name directly refers to the city's walls, which prior to the discovery of gunpowder were thought impervious to any external invader.		The name Ba Sing Se derives from the {{wp\|Chinese language\|Terran}} characters 永 (perpetual, long-lasting), 固 (strong, firm) and 城 (city), roughly translating to "ever-invincible city". The name is said to have been granted to the city by its legendary founder [[Yuan Wong]], who wrote in the ''[[Doctrines of the Earth Kingdom]]'' that a stable royal capital was a prerequisite to pacify the regions and bring order to the realm. Scholars believe that the name directly refers to the city's walls, which prior to the discovery of gunpowder were thought impervious to any external invader.

	== History ==		== History ==

Ainin: /* Demographics */

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Demographics

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	== Demographics ==		== Demographics ==

			{{Pie chart
			\| caption= Estimated bending demographics of Ba Sing Se
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			\| value1 = 80
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			\| label2 = Earthbender
			\| value2 = 12
			\| color2 = #1A7939
			\| label3 = Spirit
			\| value3 = 4
			\| color3 = #6FA9DE
			\| label4 = Waterbender
			\| value4 = 2
			\| color4 = #007ACC
			\| label5 = Other
			\| value5 = 2
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			}}

	Like most of the Earth Kingdom, Ba Sing Se's population is predominantly composed of {{Hover title\|Sinitic\|Terran}} people who speak the {{wp\|Chinese language\|Terran language}}. Recent estimates indicate that somewhere between 89 and 93 percent of Ba Sing Se residents are Terran. Of the remainder, the largest minority group at three percent are [[Andorra\|Andorrans]], on account of their free movement through the Earth Kingdom as fellow subjects of the Earth King. Other groups with a notable presence in Ba Sing Se include diasporas from the [[Air Nation]], the [[Free Territory]], [[Fryslân]] and the [[Water Tribe]], many of whom are involved in the vast international trade coordinated from Ba Sing Se. With high rates of internal migration from the Earth Kingdom countryside, it is thought that less than half of Ba Sing Se residents were originally born in the city, and even less can trace their lineage to the city for more than three generations.		Like most of the Earth Kingdom, Ba Sing Se's population is predominantly composed of {{Hover title\|Sinitic\|Terran}} people who speak the {{wp\|Chinese language\|Terran language}}. Recent estimates indicate that somewhere between 89 and 93 percent of Ba Sing Se residents are Terran. Of the remainder, the largest minority group at three percent are [[Andorra\|Andorrans]], on account of their free movement through the Earth Kingdom as fellow subjects of the Earth King. Other groups with a notable presence in Ba Sing Se include diasporas from the [[Air Nation]], the [[Free Territory]], [[Fryslân]] and the [[Water Tribe]], many of whom are involved in the vast international trade coordinated from Ba Sing Se. With high rates of internal migration from the Earth Kingdom countryside, it is thought that less than half of Ba Sing Se residents were originally born in the city, and even less can trace their lineage to the city for more than three generations.

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Earth Kingdom]]		* [[Earth Kingdom]]

			[[Category:Cities]]
			[[Category:Earth Kingdom]]
			[[Category:Ba Sing Se]]

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History

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 == History ==
 === Early history ===
 === Recent events ===
 == Geography ==
 === Districts ===

Ainin: /* Agricultural Zone */

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Agricultural Zone

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	==== Agricultural Zone ====		==== Agricultural Zone ====
			The '''Agricultural Zone''' ({{wp\|Chinese language\|Terran}}: 农业区) is a sector of Ba Sing Se dedicated to agricultural activity. Covering the entire area within the city walls east of the [[#Palace Precinct (Upper Ring)\|Meridian Gate]] and north of the [[#Lower Ring\|Sanitary Canal]], the Agricultural Zone is a vast area of flat land largely covered in croplands and pastures. Nearly every type of food typically consumed in the Earth Kingdom is grown or produced in sizable quantities in the Agricultural Zone, with a majority of the produced goods sold directly to residents of the city. Animals raised in the Agricultural Zone include pigs, cattle, rabbits and mooshrooms, which are all raised for meat except the latter, which is instead raised for mushroom production. Food crops grown in the Agricultural Zone include wheat, potato, carrot, beetroot, melon, pumpkin, cocoa, sweet berries and sugar cane. Non-food crops grown include cactus and bamboo.

			There are also several buildings within the Agricultural Zone that support agricultural activities:

			* The '''Earth Kingdom Food Reserve''' is a complex of {{wp\|granary\|granaries}} that stores a strategic reserve of agricultural goods, including both produce and preserved meats, for distribution to the populace in the event of a national emergency or a major disruption to the food supply.

			* The '''Earth Kingdom Seed Vault''' is a depository of seeds, shoots and saplings for a large variety of food and non-food crops that is stored for distribution to farmers in the Earth Kingdom in the event of a crop failure or other calamity that causes a shortage of planting materials.

			* The '''Honourable Guild of Meatpackers''' is a facility operated by the {{wp\|guild}} of the same name that processes freshly slaughtered meat from the Agricultural Zone and prepares the meat for sale through packaging, transportation and, if necessary, curing.

	=== Architecture ===		=== Architecture ===

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	== Economy ==		== Economy ==

			Ba Sing Se is the economic capital of the Earth Kingdom and occupies outsized importance within the country in terms of agricultural output, industrial production and gross domestic product. The city is heavily industrialized and its industry is concentrated in the Industrial Park neighbourhood, which holds almost all the refineries and {{wp\|heavy industry}} facilities in the Earth Kingdom. A significant portion of the Earth Kingdom's {{wp\|light industry}} is also found in this sector, but some manufacturing is instead done through a {{wp\|putting-out system}} in the Lower Ring while other manufactories are not in the city at all, but rather dispersed in the rest of the country. Goods manufactured in Ba Sing Se are in turn exported and sold widely, both domestically and in other port cities. The city is particularly known for the high quality of its metal implements, which use [[metalbending\|metalbender]]-assisted industrial production to improve their durability and precision. A significant portion of the city's workforce, particularly amongst Lower Ring residents, work in light and heavy industry.

			There is also a significant primary sector in Ba Sing Se, with a large number of foodstuffs and other agricultural goods produced in the Agricultural Zone of the city. There is a long history of farming within city limits, with the Agricultural Zone established centuries ago to ensure that the city can withstand a protracted siege without acute food shortages. Unlike industrial goods, agricultural goods produced in Ba Sing Se are typically not exported abroad, but the majority is rather consumed by the city itself. The city is known for its high diversity of agricultural goods, with virtually every common type of meat, grain and vegetable produced in the Agricultural Zone in significant quantities. Despite this prodigious agricultural capacity, Ba Sing Se is not self-sufficient and imports significant quantities of grain and fresh produce from other parts of the Earth Kingdom.

			Owing to its population size and affluence, Ba Sing Se is also home to a large tertiary sector that provides a wide range of services and amenities to its residents. Nearly every kind of service available in the Earth Kingdom can be found in Ba Sing Se, ranging from professional industries such as legal aid, medicine and financial services to hospitality industries such as lodgings and restaurants. As the financial centre of the Earth Kingdom, Ba Sing Se is home to nearly every corporate headquarters and financial institution in the Earth Kingdom. The Royal Guild, the largest bank in the Earth Kingdom, has its seat in Ba Sing Se's Middle Ring. Many Earth Kingdom logistical and transportation industries are also based in Ba Sing Se, including airship lines, shipping companies, courier services and the [[Royal Mounted Post]], the state-operated postal service.

			Due to the weak government presence in the Lower Ring, there is also a thriving underground economy in Ba Sing Se. Large numbers of smugglers import and sell untaxed and counterfeit goods to residents or provide unlicensed professional services, such as rudimentary health care and unregulated lending. Other major underground industries present in Ba Sing Se include {{wp\|arms trafficking}}, {{wp\|racketeering}} and {{wp\|prostitution}}.

	== Education and culture ==		== Education and culture ==
	=== Education ===		=== Education ===
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	== Transportation ==		== Transportation ==
			=== Roads ===
	[[File:BSS Highways.png\|350px\|thumb\|right\|A major junction on the Earth Kingdom highway network is located outside of Ba Sing Se's Gate of Inward Perfection]]		[[File:BSS Highways.png\|350px\|thumb\|right\|A major junction on the Earth Kingdom highway network is located outside of Ba Sing Se's Gate of Inward Perfection]]
	~~=== Roads ===~~
	Ba Sing Se has an extensive network of city streets, which range from large thoroughfares suitable for several lanes of carriage and pedestrian traffic to narrow alleyways which can only be negotiated on foot. Popular modes of transportation on Ba Sing Se's roads include horse-drawn carriages, {{wp\|Pulled rickshaw\|rickshaws}}, {{wp\|Litter (vehicle)\|palanquins}} and walking; civilian motorized vehicles are prohibited in the Earth Kingdom. The quality of the road network varies significantly by neighbourhood, with tree-lined boulevards and landscaped stone brick avenues to be found in the Upper and Middle Rings but only dusty, winding streets of rough cobblestones to be found in the Lower Ring. Road network access is subject to some restrictions: police checkpoints are situated at the city gates and on the only road bridge between the Middle and Lower Rings to prevent unauthorized people from entering certain sectors of the city.		Ba Sing Se has an extensive network of city streets, which range from large thoroughfares suitable for several lanes of carriage and pedestrian traffic to narrow alleyways which can only be negotiated on foot. Popular modes of transportation on Ba Sing Se's roads include horse-drawn carriages, {{wp\|Pulled rickshaw\|rickshaws}}, {{wp\|Litter (vehicle)\|palanquins}} and walking; civilian motorized vehicles are prohibited in the Earth Kingdom. The quality of the road network varies significantly by neighbourhood, with tree-lined boulevards and landscaped stone brick avenues to be found in the Upper and Middle Rings but only dusty, winding streets of rough cobblestones to be found in the Lower Ring. Road network access is subject to some restrictions: police checkpoints are situated at the city gates and on the only road bridge between the Middle and Lower Rings to prevent unauthorized people from entering certain sectors of the city.

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	* The '''Royal Guesthouse''' (皇家宾馆), the {{wp\|state guest house}} for visiting dignitaries and other guests of the Earth King.		* The '''Royal Guesthouse''' (皇家宾馆), the {{wp\|state guest house}} for visiting dignitaries and other guests of the Earth King.

	==== City Area (~~Mid~~ Ring) ====		==== City Area (Middle Ring) ====

	The '''City Area''' ({{wp\|Chinese language\|Terran}}: 市区), commonly known as the '''~~Mid~~ Ring''' (Terran: 中环), is the economic core of Ba Sing Se and includes a diverse range of residential, commercial, industrial and institutional uses. The ~~Mid~~ Ring covers most of Ba Sing Se's land area and is home to most middle-class residents and nobles.		The '''City Area''' ({{wp\|Chinese language\|Terran}}: 市区), commonly known as the '''Middle Ring''' (Terran: 中环), is the economic core of Ba Sing Se and includes a diverse range of residential, commercial, industrial and institutional uses. The Middle Ring covers most of Ba Sing Se's land area and is home to most middle-class residents and nobles.

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	\| '''Nangong Dajie''' 南港大街<br />(South Harbour High Street)		\| '''Nangong Dajie''' 南港大街<br />(South Harbour High Street)
	\| TBD		\| TBD
	\| Nangong Dajie comprises all the homes and businesses that directly abut Nangong Avenue, the large thoroughfare that bisects the Lower Ring and leads from the ~~Mid~~ Ring to the Southern Harbour. The neighbourhood includes a large number of shops, restaurants, lower-middle class dwellings and the central police station.		\| Nangong Dajie comprises all the homes and businesses that directly abut Nangong Avenue, the large thoroughfare that bisects the Lower Ring and leads from the Middle Ring to the Southern Harbour. The neighbourhood includes a large number of shops, restaurants, lower-middle class dwellings and the central police station.
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	\| '''Chiangwai''' 墙外<br />(Outside the Wall)		\| '''Chiangwai''' 墙外<br />(Outside the Wall)
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	There is no public schooling of any kind in Ba Sing Se. Education is viewed as a strictly private familial responsibility and well-to-do parents typically hire private tutors for the home instruction of their children. While some middle-class families are known to pool together resources to hire a group tutor, thereby creating a makeshift {{wp\|private school}}, such efforts are not sanctioned or financially supported by the state. Youth who cannot afford to receive tutoring typically begin working at a young age or take on an {{wp\|apprenticeship}} to become a tradesman. {{wp\|Vocational education}} is also unsupported by the state and instead the responsibility of individual guilds, employers and companies.		There is no public schooling of any kind in Ba Sing Se. Education is viewed as a strictly private familial responsibility and well-to-do parents typically hire private tutors for the home instruction of their children. While some middle-class families are known to pool together resources to hire a group tutor, thereby creating a makeshift {{wp\|private school}}, such efforts are not sanctioned or financially supported by the state. Youth who cannot afford to receive tutoring typically begin working at a young age or take on an {{wp\|apprenticeship}} to become a tradesman. {{wp\|Vocational education}} is also unsupported by the state and instead the responsibility of individual guilds, employers and companies.

	Ba Sing Se is home to the [[Ba Sing Se University\|Royal University at Ba Sing Se]], the world's first dedicated university and the premier institution of higher learning in the Earth Kingdom. The university offers instruction in diverse arts and sciences, including {{wp\|botany}}, {{wp\|geology}}, {{wp\|chemistry}}, {{wp\|jurisprudence\|law}} and {{wp\|anthropology}}, from its ~~Mid~~ Ring campus in central Ba Sing Se. Enrolment at the university is open to all Earth Kingdom subjects who can pay the tuition, and attendance is considered an unofficial requirement for any position in the civil service. The university also welcomes foreign exchange students from partner institutions, such as the [[Air Nation]]'s [[Institute for Empyrean Studies]].		Ba Sing Se is home to the [[Ba Sing Se University\|Royal University at Ba Sing Se]], the world's first dedicated university and the premier institution of higher learning in the Earth Kingdom. The university offers instruction in diverse arts and sciences, including {{wp\|botany}}, {{wp\|geology}}, {{wp\|chemistry}}, {{wp\|jurisprudence\|law}} and {{wp\|anthropology}}, from its Middle Ring campus in central Ba Sing Se. Enrolment at the university is open to all Earth Kingdom subjects who can pay the tuition, and attendance is considered an unofficial requirement for any position in the civil service. The university also welcomes foreign exchange students from partner institutions, such as the [[Air Nation]]'s [[Institute for Empyrean Studies]].

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	== Public services ==		== Public services ==
	=== Health care ===		=== Health care ===
	Health care in Ba Sing Se is provided in a wide variety of ways, with access to care and the quality of treatment varying significantly by class and neighbourhood. A large number of trained doctors operate in the city and maintain private practices from their homes in the ~~Mid~~ Ring. These doctors attend to most of the city's middle and upper class residents and typically provide {{wp\|house call\|house calls}} to their patients. In the Lower Ring, the quality of health care is poor and access to trained doctors and provisioned hospitals is heavily restricted. In those neighbourhoods, most medical care is provided by an unregulated industry of healers and shamans of dubious qualification.		Health care in Ba Sing Se is provided in a wide variety of ways, with access to care and the quality of treatment varying significantly by class and neighbourhood. A large number of trained doctors operate in the city and maintain private practices from their homes in the Middle Ring. These doctors attend to most of the city's middle and upper class residents and typically provide {{wp\|house call\|house calls}} to their patients. In the Lower Ring, the quality of health care is poor and access to trained doctors and provisioned hospitals is heavily restricted. In those neighbourhoods, most medical care is provided by an unregulated industry of healers and shamans of dubious qualification.

	A modern hospital with extensive treatment facilities and access to exotic medicines is located on the campus of [[Ba Sing Se University]] and operated by its Department of Chemistry and Medicine. This hospital is the {{wp\|teaching hospital}} of Ba Sing Se University and offers treatment to the Earth Kingdom's political elites, seriously injured patients who cannot be treated at doctors' private practices, and those with the means to pay for world-class care.		A modern hospital with extensive treatment facilities and access to exotic medicines is located on the campus of [[Ba Sing Se University]] and operated by its Department of Chemistry and Medicine. This hospital is the {{wp\|teaching hospital}} of Ba Sing Se University and offers treatment to the Earth Kingdom's political elites, seriously injured patients who cannot be treated at doctors' private practices, and those with the means to pay for world-class care.
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	[[File:BSS Highways.png\|350px\|thumb\|right\|A major junction on the Earth Kingdom highway network is located outside of Ba Sing Se's Gate of Inward Perfection]]		[[File:BSS Highways.png\|350px\|thumb\|right\|A major junction on the Earth Kingdom highway network is located outside of Ba Sing Se's Gate of Inward Perfection]]
	=== Roads ===		=== Roads ===
	Ba Sing Se has an extensive network of city streets, which range from large thoroughfares suitable for several lanes of carriage and pedestrian traffic to narrow alleyways which can only be negotiated on foot. Popular modes of transportation on Ba Sing Se's roads include horse-drawn carriages, {{wp\|Pulled rickshaw\|rickshaws}}, {{wp\|Litter (vehicle)\|palanquins}} and walking; civilian motorized vehicles are prohibited in the Earth Kingdom. The quality of the road network varies significantly by neighbourhood, with tree-lined boulevards and landscaped stone brick avenues to be found in the Upper and ~~Mid~~ Rings but only dusty, winding streets of rough cobblestones to be found in the Lower Ring. Road network access is subject to some restrictions: police checkpoints are situated at the city gates and on the only road bridge between the ~~Mid~~ and Lower Rings to prevent unauthorized people from entering certain sectors of the city.		Ba Sing Se has an extensive network of city streets, which range from large thoroughfares suitable for several lanes of carriage and pedestrian traffic to narrow alleyways which can only be negotiated on foot. Popular modes of transportation on Ba Sing Se's roads include horse-drawn carriages, {{wp\|Pulled rickshaw\|rickshaws}}, {{wp\|Litter (vehicle)\|palanquins}} and walking; civilian motorized vehicles are prohibited in the Earth Kingdom. The quality of the road network varies significantly by neighbourhood, with tree-lined boulevards and landscaped stone brick avenues to be found in the Upper and Middle Rings but only dusty, winding streets of rough cobblestones to be found in the Lower Ring. Road network access is subject to some restrictions: police checkpoints are situated at the city gates and on the only road bridge between the Middle and Lower Rings to prevent unauthorized people from entering certain sectors of the city.

	Three gates for road traffic are found in the city walls, including the Gate of Inward Perfection on the north side, which grants access to the [[Gaoling]]–[[Dehna]] highway and other destinations such as [[Misty Palms]], [[Peining]] and [[Omashu]]; the Gate of Outward Perfection on the south side, which grants access to the highway to [[Cranefish Town]], the [[Khanate]] and, ultimately, [[Andorra]] and [[Freeport]]; and the Gate of Ordered Peace on the east side, which opens onto a road tunnel that links the city to its airship docks and railway station.		Three gates for road traffic are found in the city walls, including the Gate of Inward Perfection on the north side, which grants access to the [[Gaoling]]–[[Dehna]] highway and other destinations such as [[Misty Palms]], [[Peining]] and [[Omashu]]; the Gate of Outward Perfection on the south side, which grants access to the highway to [[Cranefish Town]], the [[Khanate]] and, ultimately, [[Andorra]] and [[Freeport]]; and the Gate of Ordered Peace on the east side, which opens onto a road tunnel that links the city to its airship docks and railway station.
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	{{main\|Ba Sing Se Metro}}		{{main\|Ba Sing Se Metro}}

	The '''Ba Sing Se Metro''' (Terran: 永固城地铁) is a mostly underground {{wp\|rapid transit}} system which serves the ~~Mid~~ Ring of Ba Sing Se. Comprised of a single circular, bidirectional rail line, the Metro has six stations which respectively serve the Harbour, the Royal Market, the Industrial Park, the Meridian Gate, [[Ba Sing Se University]] and the [[Ba Sing Se Zoo\|Zoological Garden]]. Most of the network is built as a shallow {{wp\|cut-and-cover}} tunnel beneath the streets of the ~~Mid~~ Ring, although changes in elevation result in the portion near the Royal Market running at ground-level and the presence of an elevated portion at the Grand Harbour. The Metro is a popular mode of transportation in Ba Sing Se, permitting fast travel between different neighbourhoods of the city. The trains that run on the Metro typically have three cars, which are segregated by class (i.e., the first car is for the upper class, the second for the middle class, and so on). The Metro is free.		The '''Ba Sing Se Metro''' (Terran: 永固城地铁) is a mostly underground {{wp\|rapid transit}} system which serves the Middle Ring of Ba Sing Se. Comprised of a single circular, bidirectional rail line, the Metro has six stations which respectively serve the Harbour, the Royal Market, the Industrial Park, the Meridian Gate, [[Ba Sing Se University]] and the [[Ba Sing Se Zoo\|Zoological Garden]]. Most of the network is built as a shallow {{wp\|cut-and-cover}} tunnel beneath the streets of the Middle Ring, although changes in elevation result in the portion near the Royal Market running at ground-level and the presence of an elevated portion at the Grand Harbour. The Metro is a popular mode of transportation in Ba Sing Se, permitting fast travel between different neighbourhoods of the city. The trains that run on the Metro typically have three cars, which are segregated by class (i.e., the first car is for the upper class, the second for the middle class, and so on). The Metro is free.

	Notably, the Metro does not provide service to any portion of the palace grounds owing to the highly restricted access limitations, though Meridian Gate station is located right outside the palace's eastern gate and serves as a popular commuting option for civil servants and other palace employees. There is also no station in the Lower Ring, in order to restrict the access of lower-class people to the rest of the city.		Notably, the Metro does not provide service to any portion of the palace grounds owing to the highly restricted access limitations, though Meridian Gate station is located right outside the palace's eastern gate and serves as a popular commuting option for civil servants and other palace employees. There is also no station in the Lower Ring, in order to restrict the access of lower-class people to the rest of the city.