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  2. Zhengyangmen - Wikipedia

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    The Zhengyangmen is situated on the central north–south axis of Beijing. The main gateway of the gatehouse is aligned with Yongdingmen Gate to the south, the Mausoleum of Mao Zedong and the Monument to the People's Heroes in Tiananmen Square, the Tiananmen Gate itself, the Meridian Gate, and the imperial throne in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City, the city's Drum and Bell ...

  3. China Railway Museum - Wikipedia

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    The historic facade was then reconstructed, in mirror-image, on the opposite (right hand) side of the clock tower. In October 2009, Beijing Railway Museum was renamed to the Zhengyangmen Branch (正阳门馆) of the China Railway Museum. This part of the museum contains only one full size historic locomotive - an 0-6-0 tank engine from the 19th ...

  4. Battle of Beiping–Tianjin - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Beiping–Tianjin (simplified Chinese: 平津作战; traditional Chinese: 平津作戰; pinyin: Píng Jīn Zùozhàn), also known as the Battle of Beiping, Battle of Peiping, Battle of Beijing, Battle of Peiking, the Peiking–Tientsin Operation, and by the Japanese as the North China Incident (北支事変, Hokushi jihen) (25–31 July 1937) was a series of battles of the Second ...

  5. Gate of Divine Prowess - Wikipedia

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    Gate of Divine Might and moat. The gate was built in 1420, during the 18th year of Yongle Emperor's reign. [1] The Gate was originally named "Black Tortoise Gate" (玄武門; Xuánwǔmén), but when Qing dynasty's Kangxi Emperor, whose birth name was Xuanye (玄 燁), ascended to the throne, the use of the Chinese character Xuan (玄) became a form of naming taboo.

  6. Monument to the People's Heroes - Wikipedia

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    The monument is 37.94 meters high, sitting south to north, from bottom to top for the pedestal, giant pedestal, the pedestal body, the top of the monument, the pedestal inlaid with eight large reliefs and two small reliefs, all to the theme of the major events of modern Chinese history.

  7. History Channel - Wikipedia

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    History (stylized in all caps), formerly and commonly known as the History Channel, is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and The Walt Disney Company's entertainment division. The network was originally focused on history-based, social/science ...

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    Livelsberger was featured on the third episode of History Channel’s “Ultimate Soldier Challenge,” which aired on March 4, 2013, and forced participants to complete a mock operation of SEAL ...

  9. The Rise of the Great Powers - Wikipedia

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    The Rise of the Great Powers is a 12-part Chinese documentary television series produced by CCTV.It was first broadcast on CCTV-2 from 13 to 24 November 2006. [1] It discusses the rise of nine great powers: Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, Russia (Soviet Union), and the United States.