Beijing: Summer Palace Gate
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This is the North gate to the summer palace. Every doorway has a sign over it (this one says "North Entrace", one side is in Chinese, the other in Mongolian. The nine pegs represent power, as 9 is the number of the dragon, the most powerful of the Chinese Zodiac. The Summer Palace was greatly contributed by Empress Cixi's, aka the Dragon Lady. She invested money intended for an army into this palace. She actually controlled the country through her nephew, and gave him orders from behind a curtain since he was too young to make decisions for himself.
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The front gate to the Summer Palace. One side is in Chinese, the other in Mongolian.
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