Tianmen
Tianmen () is a sub-prefecture-level city (sometimes considered a county-level city) in central Hubei Province, China.
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- Tienmen
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- County-level & Sub-prefectural city
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- Tianmen South Station Entrance Hall
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- Location of Tianmen City jurisdiction in Hubei
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- China Hubei
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- Location of the city centre in Hubei
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Tianmen () is a sub-prefecture-level city (sometimes considered a county-level city) in central Hubei Province, China.
It is on the Jianghan Plain, on the west side of Wuhan (the biggest city of Central China, as well as the capital of Hubei) and the northeast of Jingzhou (a famous city in Chinese history). Formerly known as Jingling (), it was renamed to Tianmen in 1726 during the Qing dynasty. The name comes from the Sky Gate Mountains (meaning "tianmen" in Chinese) which lie northwest of the city.
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