Jianguomen (Xi'an)

Jianguomen
Jianguomen
建国门
Hanyu Pinyin	Jiàn guó mén

Jianguomen is a gate of the historic city wall of Xi'an, China.

History

The gate was opened in 1939 as one of the temporarily openings for evacuation from Japanese air raid, thus the gate was known as a 防空便門.

People's Republic of China in 1949, the gate was named Jianguomen.^[2] The South Road of 小差市, was also named after Jianguo as Jianguo Road (Chinese: 建国路; pinyin

: Jiàn guó lù).

Jianguomen Bridge, completed in 1985, is right in front of the gate.[3]

References

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ISBN 978-7-224-10402-8. Archived from the original
on 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2020-01-15.

^ 张黎娜 (28 September 2014). 西安建国门由来：为方便百姓躲日机轰炸开凿城墙. 西安晚报 (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via Chinanews.com.
^ 陕西省西安市地名志 (in Chinese (China)). 1986.

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ISBN 978-7-224-10402-8. Archived from the original
on 2019-01-31. Retrieved 2020-01-15.

[2] 张黎娜 (28 September 2014). 西安建国门由来：为方便百姓躲日机轰炸开凿城墙. 西安晚报 (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via Chinanews.com.

[3] 陕西省西安市地名志 (in Chinese (China)). 1986.

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