The longer southern city wall is attached to the Southeast Corner Tower itself while a shorter section of the eastern city wall is separated from the corner tower by a railway out of the Beijing railway station.

Park space at the foot of the southern city wall extends along Chongwenmen East Avenue to the Second Ring Road.

The Beijing Ancient Observatory, built atop another section of the eastern city wall at Jianguomen, is a short walk north of the corner tower.

The Beijing railway station and its rail depots occupy the area immediately north of the park.

The park is popular with tourists visiting the wall and residents from the surrounding neighborhood, who use the green space for recreation and dog walking.

The homes, which lacked indoor heating, plumbing and running water, were razed but large trees that stood in the courtyards were preserved.

To preserve the historical integrity of the fortifications, the authorities solicited donations of Ming era bricks from city residents to use in the restoration.

[6] When the park was completed in September 2003, national leaders Jiang Zemin, Li Lanqing, Wan Li, Ding Guangen, and then municipal party secretary Jia Qinglin and mayor Liu Qi, visited the park.

[8] During the Qing Dynasty, bannerman of the Plain Blue Banner were stationed at the corner tower.

[8] In 2003, the Southeast Corner Tower became part of the Ming City Wall Relics Park.