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Xizhimen



Xizhimen (Chinese: 西直门, Pinyin: Xīzhímén; Manchu: Tob wargi duka) was former gate in the Beijing city wall and is now the name of a transportation node in Beijing. The gate formerly was the entrance of drinking water for the Emperor, coming from the Jade Spring Hills to the west of Beijing.



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