What are the nine gates in Beijing?

When I first heard Nine Doors, I would definitely think of Old Nine Doors, but in fact, what Bian Xiao wants to tell you now is Beijing Nine Doors, which has nothing to do with it. Today, Bian Xiao will give you a lecture on popular science.

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Zhengyangmen: The emperor goes in and out.

Chongwenmen, commonly known as Hadmen, is the hub of tax collection.

Xuanmen: the gate of death, go to the food market.

Chaoyangmen: Water transport.

Fuchengmen: Coal.

Dongzhimen: Wood.

Xizhimen: Royal Waterwheel.

Demen: Military gate, send troops to fight.

Andingmen: Victory and triumph.

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Eight of the nine gates were opened and closed on time, but Chongwenmen was guarded by officers all night because of the tax gate.

Zhengyangmen is also called' the national gate' because the emperor's dragon car enters and exits this gate. The main entrance is located in the middle of the inner wall, dedicated to the emperor. The emperor goes out of the main entrance twice a year, once to the Temple of Heaven in winter and once to the Xiannongtan for farming. Take the zhengyangmen gate for both trips.

Outside the Xuanmen is the Caishikou execution ground, where prison buses often come in and out, which is called the "death gate". Take the prison car, because the execution ground is at the gate of the food market outside Xuanwu Gate. After examination and confirmation by the Ministry of Punishment, the prisoner left Xuanwu Gate and went to Caishikou to ask for beheading.

Fuchengmen, West Mentougou, Beijing and Zhaitang often have coal cars coming and going, so they are also called "coal gates". Mentougou in the west of Beijing is a place where coal is produced. All the coal used in Beijing is shipped from there. Mentougou coal is going to Beijing, and the nearest gate is Fuchengmen.

Andingmen returned to retreat for the victory of sending troops. Among the nine gates in Kyoto, there are eight Guandi temples in Wengcheng, among which only Zhenwu Temple built in Andingmen is unique. What bus does Andingmen take? Beijing's saying is that the chariot will return to the city and send troops to Andingmen to win. When the troops were withdrawn, they naturally settled down.

Dongzhimen takes a brick and wood car. In the past, brick kilns were all outside Dongzhimen, and timber from the south also entered the city from Dongzhimen. In fact, Dongzhimen not only takes brick and wood cars, but also has all kinds of cars. If you have to give it a name, it's Dongzhimen taking somebody else's car.

Xizhimen is the sister gate of Dongzhimen, and all the waterwheels from Yuquan Mountain to Huangcheng take this gate.