Gate of Divine Prowess
Northern gate of the Forbidden City
39°55′15.4″N 116°23′25.5″E / 39.920944°N 116.390417°E / 39.920944; 116.390417The Gate of Divine Might or Gate of Divine Prowess (simplified Chinese: 神武门; traditional Chinese: 神武門; pinyin: Shénwǔmén, Manchu: ᡧᡝᠨ
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ᠮᡝᠨ šen u men) is the northern gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.[1]
History
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.[1]
The gate is the back gate of the palace,[1] and was used by palace workers.[1] Women being sent into the palace for selection as concubines also entered the palace through this gate.[1]
It is important to note that the Xuanwu Gate Incident, while sharing a similar name with this gate's original name, did not take place at this gate. The palace coup happened during the Tang dynasty, when the capital was in Chang'an.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Zhu, Qingzheng. 神武门 [Gate of Divine Might]. The Palace Museum (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 5 June 2018.
External links
Media related to Gate of Divine Might (Forbidden City) at Wikimedia Commons
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