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Gate of Blending Harmony
协和门
Looking from the eastern side to the Gate of Blending Harmony
Former namesGate of Left Obedience
Alternative namesGate of Xiehe, Xiehemen
General information
TypeGate
Town or cityForbidden City
Coordinates39°54′52″N 116°23′55″E / 39.914527°N 116.398516°E / 39.914527; 116.398516
Historic structure in Beijing, China

The Gate of Blending Harmony (Chinese: 协和门), or the Gate of Xiehe, Xiehemen, is a gate sits on the central road of the outer court of the Forbidden City, outside of the Gate of Supreme Harmony. On the eastern and opposite of the road to the Gate of Glorious Harmony. It was first built in the 18th year of Yongle and named the Gate of Left Obedience. The current one is re-built in the early years of Shunzhi and named so.

References

  1. "协和门 - 故宫博物院". www.dpm.org.cn. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  2. "Gate of Blending Harmony". Forbidden City. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2019-06-10.

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