Yanmen Pass
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yanmen-pass-263-1476471
title:
Yanmen Pass
text:
Yanmen Pass, also known by its Chinese name Yanmenguan and as Xixingguan, is a mountain pass which includes three fortified gatehouses along the Great Wall of China. The area was a strategic choke point in ancient and medieval China, controlling access between the valleys of central Shanxi and the Eurasian Steppe. This made it the scene of various important battles, extending into World War II, and the area around the gatehouses and this stretch of the Great Wall is now a AAAAA-rated tourist att
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Mountain pass in Shanxi Province, China
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanmen_Pass
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2023-09-26T10:32:25Z
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