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Chairman Mao Greets Visitors to the Forbidden City 故宫
The first thing that will greet the visitor when visiting the Forbidden City is the Gate of Heavenly Peace, perhaps more known to the rest of the world as Tiananmen Gate. The Gate of Heavenly Peace symbolizes a lot of things to many people, however I will not be talking about the more controversial ones. As one might expect, the Gate of Heavenly Peace is the main gate to enter the Forbidden City, it is a massive gate with high walls obviously to keep out the uninvited.
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