
Submitted by: BuckyHermit (from Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Country: China

Province: Municipality of Beijing
District: Xicheng District
Location: Deshengmen Gate [map]
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Deshengmen Gate is one of the last remaining fortifications along Beijing's old city wall. Only two structures of the fort remains today and the area is now known mainly as a transportation hub. Before its destruction, Deshengmen served as the gate for soldiers returning from war.