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Yanmen Pass, sometimes translated in English to Wild Goose Pass [2] or Wildgoose Gate, [3] is named after the wild geese who migrate through the area. [1] Yànménguān is the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of the Chinese placename written as 雁門關 or 鴈門關 in traditional characters and as 雁门关 in the simplified characters now used in mainland China.
Map over Yumen Pass The Small Fangpan Castle at Yumenguan – entrance from the north The Great Wall from Han dynasty at Yumen Pass. Yumen Pass (simplified Chinese: 玉门 关; traditional Chinese: 玉門 關; pinyin: Yùmén Guān; Uyghur: قاش قوۋۇق, Qash Qowuq), or Jade Gate or Pass of the Jade Gate, is the name of a pass of the Great Wall located west of Dunhuang in today's Gansu ...
Shortly after, Huo An leaves to gather reinforcements, only to find that his second-in-command, revealed to be the corrupt soldier, has sent soldiers to murder Xiuqing and attack Wild Geese Gate in an attempt to help Tiberius in his conquest of the Silk Road and become the Protection Squad's commanding prefect.
Two cities lost for centuries have been uncovered by archaeologists in Uzbekistan along the Silk Road in a discovery that could shift the perspective on what we know about the ancient trading ...
On June 22, 2014, the “Silk Road: Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor Road Network” project, jointly submitted by China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, was successfully inscribed at the 38th World Heritage Committee session. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, along with the Small Wild Goose Pagoda and Xingjiao Temple, was included in the World Heritage List. [11
A map of Zhao (w "Chao"). The commandery was organized following King Yong's military reforms and expansion into Loufan and Linhu (shown in outline to the northwest).. Yanmen Commandery was first established around 300 BC during China's Warring States period by the state of Zhao's King Yong, posthumously known as the Wuling ("Martial-&-Numinous") King. [4]
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Geese have a reputation for being one of the more aggressive breeds of birds kept as livestock, Chickens can be friendly and ducks can be easy going—but geese have not forgotten that they were ...