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Qianmen, looking south

Qianmen 前门
Archery Tower

View of Qianmen Neighborhood gate, as seen through the gate of the Archery Tower 箭楼 (Jiàn Lóu). Below, a view in the oppossite direction, showing the Archery Tower from Qianmen Dajie before 1900.


Old Qianmen - pre-1900









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