Sunday, December 13, 2020

Beijing - oldest fire station ?

http://english.beijing.gov.cn/beijinginfo/culture/202005/t20200515_1898145.html

note the red doors and the yellow markings on the street - maybe a fire station

I might be way off the mark - but considering the following paragraph
- this might be the oldest fire station in Beijing. Maybe from AD
1267.

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Wudaoying was settled in Chongjiaofang and was formerly known as Wude
Weiying. It was there since Zhu Di, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty,
built the capital in ancient Beijing. It is said to be the barracks
station of the Ming Dynasty defending the city. It was renamed
"Wudaoying" in the Qing Dynasty, and then was renamed "Wudaoying
Hutong" in 1965 when the official rectification was implemented.

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