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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.
After learning of Lucius and his legion's capture, Huo An and a few loyal soldiers from his squad and the Wild Geese Gate travel to Kroran to rescue them and liberate the Silk Road. Huo An's group incites an uprising that frees Lucius's soldiers while Huo An himself breaks into Lucius's cell to free him, to no avail.
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 ...
BEIJING/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - China is struggling to ease worries about President Xi Jinping's signature plan to build a new Silk Road as it readies for a major summit in late April, especially ...
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]
This clip features a flock of geese with long, fluffy feathers streaming across a lawn, The gentle, whimsical music overlaying the clip makes them appear almost like ballerinas, flowing over the ...
Only two of a flock of 15 wild Canada geese that landed and became trapped in the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles in late July have survived after they were rescued and cleaned off. Los Angeles ...