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			<h1><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Xizhimen<br>
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									<font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1969 年折除西直门时，发现包砌在箭楼中的元代和义门。<br>
										In 1969, during the destruction of Xizhimen Gate, the workers discovered an older gate enclosed within the Ming Gate.  It was the remains of Heyimen Gate which was built during the Yuan Dynasty.</font></div>
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