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In Beijing, the names of many places like Andingmen, Chaoyangmen and Fuchengmen end with "men," which means "gate"
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During the rule of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), several gates were built in the Forbidden City, the Imperial City, the Inner City and the Outer City. These gates strengthened the defense of the city and controlled the entry of outsiders into the city. Originally, most of these city gates were fortified by walls. These walls acted as secondary gate towers just outside the city gates. The walls and fortifications were connected by semi-circular walls. These walls were similar to earthen jars and were called "urn walls".  |
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