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The Gate of Divine Might, the northern gate. The lower tablet reads "The Palace Museum" (故宫博物院)
The Gate of Divine Might or Gate of Divine Prowess (Chinese: 神武門; pinyin: Shénwǔmén; literally "Divine Military Might/Prowess Gate") 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: 玄武門; 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".
