Why is Hadamen in old Beijing called Hadamen?

Hadmen is called "wine gate", also known as "wine channel", because it is a dedicated channel to transport wine to the imperial city. Homonym is also called "Hadamen", which is officially called "Mingmen" and "Chongwenmen".

It is called "the door of attracting money" because talented people must take the exam, and it is also called "the door of attracting money" because the tax department was established here in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is one of the famous houses in Kyoto.

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Since the end of the Ming Dynasty, the door outside Chongwen (Hadmen) has been quite lively, with vendors of all sizes and traffic. The moat is clear, there are bridges on the river, boats in the middle reaches of the river, and flowers and trees on both sides. Green willows are facing the wind, and red flowers invite the bright moon, which is beautiful.

Later, the moat water gradually silted up, and the Qing government and the warlords of the Republic of China did not redouble their efforts. The scenery of the past is gone forever. The traffic from Chongwenmen to Pantao Palace was changed to riding donkeys; Donkeys know the way, don't walk around, don't need someone to lead them, and will pick up pedestrians at their destination without making mistakes. This situation continued until the eve of liberation.

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