Of the Water Gate on the Ancient City Wall of China

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On the ancient city wall of China, the water gate used to been built. Probably before the Tang Dynasty, it always took the shape of hole in order to drain and prevent others from entering city. From the Song Dynasty on, for the sake of navigation, the majority of water gates became the sluice gate that could go up and down.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1030-1032)

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