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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Officially named [[Zhengyangmen]], it is popularly called '''Qianmen''' (前门) (front gate) because it is located directly in the center of the southern wall of the inner city of [[Beijing]], which was built around the [[Forbidden City]] and the Imperial City in 1420 (the 18th year of the reign period of [[Emperor Yongle]] of the [[Ming Dynasty]]. One of the nine gates stood along the 20-km inner city wall, it is situated directly in front of the Imperial City and the Forbidden City. The gate-tower was built in 1437 on top of the brick city wall. It is a two-story structure with a traditional double-eave roof. The roof is of hip-and-gable style.<br /> [[category:tourism]]</div>

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