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Capital (Dadu), located on the present site of Beijing,
was Kublai Khan's contribution to early urban development
in northern China. This Yuan Dynasty capital was protected
by earthen wall, the remains of which can still be seen
on the eastern side of Xueyuan Road in the northern suburbs.
Jimen Bridge of the Third Ring Road slices in two the
long north-south strip of protected land, which has been
planted with scholar trees, pines, Chinese white poplar
and walnut. At the southern most tip, a statue of a Yuan
Dynasty warrior and stone tablet record the 700-year history
of the wall.
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