Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Gate of Divine Might or Gate of Divine Prowess (Chinese: 神武门; pinyin: Shénwǔmén) is the northern gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It faces Jingshan Park. A tablet above the doorway reads \"The Palace Museum\" in Chinese.The Gate was originally named The Black Tortoise Gate (Chinese: 玄武门; pinyin: Xuánwǔmén), this being the traditional name for the northern gate of a Chinese Imperial Palace. However, when the Kangxi Emperor, whose birth name was Xuanye (玄燁), ascended to the throne, the word Xuán (玄) became a sacred taboo. The character \"Xuán\" (玄) also has the meaning of \"sacred mystery\", which correlates well with the new character \"Shén\" (神), meaning \"divine\"."@en }
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- Gate_of_Divine_Might abstract "The Gate of Divine Might or Gate of Divine Prowess (Chinese: 神武门; pinyin: Shénwǔmén) is the northern gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It faces Jingshan Park. A tablet above the doorway reads \"The Palace Museum\" in Chinese.The Gate was originally named The Black Tortoise Gate (Chinese: 玄武门; pinyin: Xuánwǔmén), this being the traditional name for the northern gate of a Chinese Imperial Palace. However, when the Kangxi Emperor, whose birth name was Xuanye (玄燁), ascended to the throne, the word Xuán (玄) became a sacred taboo. The character \"Xuán\" (玄) also has the meaning of \"sacred mystery\", which correlates well with the new character \"Shén\" (神), meaning \"divine\".".