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    The fortifications of Xi'an (Chinese: 西安城墙), also known as Xi'an City Wall, in Xi'an, represent one of the oldest, largest and best preserved Chinese city...
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    Xi'an is the capital of Shaanxi Province. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong Plain, the city is the third most populous city in Western China, after...
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    Medieval-style fortifications were largely made obsolete by the arrival of cannons on the 14th century battlefield. Fortifications in the age of black powder...
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  • Turkey, is commissioned Jewel Tower of the Palace of Westminster in London is completed. 1370–1378 – Fortifications of Xi'an in Ming dynasty China are built...
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  • Chinese professional football club based in Xi'an, Shaanxi, that competes in China League Two, the third tier of Chinese football. Shaanxi Union plays its...
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    proclamation of the Republic of China.[citation needed] Beijing city fortifications Fortifications of Xi'an Kaifeng flood of 1642 List of tributaries of Imperial...
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    Chang'an (category History of Xi'an)
    included the area inside the Ming Xi'an fortification, plus some small areas to its east and west, and a substantial part of its southern suburbs. Thus, Tang...
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    The Beijing city fortifications were a series of walls with towers and gates constructed in the city of Beijing, China in the early 1400s until they were...
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    on preserving the fortifications for the sake of their architectural or historical value – on the one hand, complete fortifications were restored (Carcassonne)...
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    Hangu Pass (category Mountain passes of China)
    valleys—the cradle of Chinese civilization and seat of its longtime capital Xi'an—from the fertile North China Plain. It lies on the south bank of the Yellow...
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