The Beijing city fortifications were a series of walls with towers and gates constructed in the city of Beijing, China in the early 1400s until they were...

The Imperial City (Chinese: 北京皇城; pinyin: Běijīng Huángchéng; lit. 'Beijing Imperial City') is a section of the city of Beijing in the Ming and Qing dynasties...

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Gate') was a gate in the old Beijing city fortifications. It is now a commercial center and transportation node in Beijing. The Marquis of Extended Grace...

house of the Beijing–Fengtian (Jingfeng) Railway built in 1901. Beijing city fortifications History of Beijing Beijing Liao and Jin City Wall Museum "听老韩头讲述明城墙遗址的故事"...

Metro-2 Underground city Rat tribe Third Front, the PRC's general home-defense strategy Tourist attractions of Beijing Jiang, Steven. "Beijing Journal: An underground...

castles. Medieval-style fortifications were largely made obsolete by the arrival of cannons in the 14th century. Fortifications in the age of black powder...

earthworks to extensive military fortifications such as curtain walls with towers, bastions and gates for access to the city. From ancient to modern times...

by the Eight-Nation Alliance when they invaded Beijing.[citation needed] Beijing city fortifications which date back to the 15th–16th century were destroyed...

the city walls of large towns and cities. Shanhaiguan Castle (山海关) Juyongguan Castle (居庸关) Jiayuguan Castle (嘉峪关) Diaoyu Fortress (钓鱼城) Beijing city fortifications...

The Forbidden City (Chinese: 紫禁城; pinyin: Zǐjìnchéng) is the imperial palace complex in the center of the Imperial City in Beijing, China. It was the residence...

proclamation of the Republic of China.[citation needed] Beijing city fortifications Fortifications of Xi'an Kaifeng flood of 1642 List of tributaries of...

related to Liao and Jin City Wall Museum. History of Beijing Beijing city fortifications List of museums in China Ming City Wall Relics Park (Chinese)...

torn down for construction of Beijing's 2nd Ring Road, which led to the demolition of most of Beijing city fortifications. The original two-story tower...

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The fortifications of Xi'an (Chinese: 西安城墙), also known as Xi'an City Wall, in Xi'an, represent one of the oldest, largest and best preserved Chinese...

criticizing China, he did not want to be barred from future visits to Beijing (Peking). Important events that were mentioned in the book: 1949: Establishment...

from a disgraced eunuch, outside the Fuchengmen gate of the Beijing city fortifications. A funeral ceremony was held on 22 April 1611, with a procession...

the present city of Beijing, and northern nomadic tribes frequently broke in from across the border. Thus, the area that was to become Beijing emerged as...

National Level in the Municipality of Beijing. As well as sites protected at the national level there are 326 sites in Beijing that are under municipal protection...

Wànlǐ Chángchéng, literally "ten thousand li long wall") is a series of fortifications that were built across the historical northern borders of ancient Chinese...

ancient city Beijing, see City Wall of Beijing. Many parts of the walls of Beijing were demolished during the 1960s to open large streets around the city. A...

Smaller garrison towns or fortifications include Diaoyu near Chongqing, Wanping county fortifications near Marco Polo Bridge in Beijing, the garrison town of...

each of the legations in Beijing informing them of the attack on the Taku Forts and ordering all foreigners to depart Beijing for Tianjin within 24 hours...

See List of fortifications for a list of notable fortified structures. For city walls in particular, see List of cities with defensive walls. Fossatum...

Denmark, many market towns used to have at least one city gate mostly as part of the city's fortifications, but during the Age of Absolutism their functions...

Kaplan et al. (2004), p. 52. "Many cities were constructed with fortifications, or bastides, in mind. These fortifications would often take the form of a...

launching projectiles at the fortifications or defenders, it was also quite common to attempt to undermine the fortifications, causing them to collapse....

The city was then called Mahal. Formerly it was a walled city surrounded by fortifications and gates (doroshi). The Royal Palace (Gan'duvaru) was destroyed...