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In front of Zhengyangmen Gate, which rises at the southern end of Tian'anmen Square in the heart of Beijing, tourists hustling and bustling on Qianmen Street keep instilling vitality to this gateway dating back over 600 years. With the gate tower in the north and the archery tower in the south, Zhengyangmen, a key marker on the Beijing Central Axis, is the largest among all the gates of the inner and outer cities of Beijing during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. The busy scene resonates with the previous era's prosperity, but the gate was subjected to the evolving times. ▲ A statue of a water-harnessing beast unearthed from the Zhengyang Bridge ruins. Jiang Dong/China Daily Though the site witnessed the traditional way of urban management and played a crucial role in military defense and ceremonies during the imperial period, the Zhengyangmen area experienced major changes after the monarchy ended. The old fortified barbican was replaced by an urban road in the
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