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Beijing Municipality: Gu Gong (Forbidden City) Shenwu Men (Divine Might (North) Gate) Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) & later 1406-1420, Ŧ Yongle (1402-1424) & later |
Comments: This Gate's original name was Xuanwu Men (Black Torto- ise Gate), the traditional name for the northern gate of Imperial Pala- ce. When the Kangxi Emperor (1661-1722), whose birth name was Xu- anye, ascended to the throne, the word Xuan became a sacred taboo. |
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