The 9 Gates of Old Beijing: Then vs Now

Описание: This video has got everything: Giant white pagodas, narrow alleyways, roundabouts, river walks, old gates and a deep dive into the history of Beijing!

Grab your subway card, put on some comfy shoes and join me as I continue my exploration of the 9 old gates of Beijing, which allowed commodities from water to coal to grain to enter the precious inner city but kept invading armies (mostly) at bay!!

This is part 2 of my two-part video along the 600-year-old wall that encircled old Beijing and which guided the construction of the second subway line in the city.

For more historical tidbits, watch part 1 here ➡️➡️➡️    • Exploring the Wall that SHAPED the Beijing...  

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VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 Quick recap
00:58 How the city wall influenced street names
01:45 Fuchengmen: The Coal Gate
03:16 Xizhimen: The Water Gate
04:30 Deshengmen:The Gate of "Defeat"
05:50 Andingmen: The Poop Gate
07:24 Dongzhimen: The Wood Gate
08:25 Chaoyangmen: The Life Gate
09:21 Final thoughts


🖼️ Photographs
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China
The Library of Congress
Dragon's Army Blog
Beijing of Dreams

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