Yumen Pass

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Silk Road site historical site mountain pass

Yumen Pass is an ancient gateway on the Silk Road in Gansu, China, historically serving as a strategic military and trade outpost on the empire’s western frontier.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Yangguan Pass	2
Yumen Pass canonical	2
Yumen Guan	1
玉门关	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Silk Road site ⓘ historical site ⓘ mountain pass ⓘ
administeredBy	Dunhuang ⓘ surface form: Dunhuang City authorities
alternativeName	Jade Gate Pass ⓘ
builtDuring	Han dynasty ⓘ surface form: Western Han dynasty
builtFor	controlling Silk Road traffic ⓘ protecting the Hexi Corridor ⓘ
ChineseName	Yumen Pass self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 玉门关
connectedTo	Central Asia ⓘ Tarim Basin ⓘ oases of the Western Regions ⓘ
coordinateLocation	approximately 40.3°N 93.0°E ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
etymology	name means "Jade Gate Pass" in Chinese ⓘ
function	gateway between Central China and Central Asia ⓘ outpost on the empire’s western frontier ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSiteType	earthen ramparts ⓘ fortified gate ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor ⓘ surface form: Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	2014 ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Han dynasty ⓘ Han dynasty ⓘ surface form: Western Han dynasty
locatedIn	Dunhuang ⓘ surface form: Dunhuang area Gansu Province ⓘ surface form: Gansu Gobi Desert ⓘ surface form: Gobi Desert region Hexi Corridor ⓘ Northwest China ⓘ surface form: northwestern China
locatedNear	Dunhuang City ⓘ surface form: Dunhuang Great Wall region ⓘ surface form: Great Wall frontier sections
locatedOn	western frontier of ancient China ⓘ
material	rammed earth ⓘ tamped earth ⓘ
mentionedIn	classical Chinese poetry ⓘ
namedAfter	jade ⓘ
partOf	Silk Road routes ⓘ surface form: Silk Road Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor ⓘ surface form: Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor frontier defense system of the Han dynasty ⓘ
romanization	Yumen Pass self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Yumen Guan
significance	key node on the ancient Silk Road ⓘ symbolic western gate of China in classical literature ⓘ
status	ruins ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedFor	border control ⓘ communication between China and Central Asia ⓘ military defense ⓘ trade ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dunhuang → nearbyAttraction → Yumen Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yangguan Pass

Jiuquan → hasMajorTouristAttraction → Yumen Pass ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yangguan Pass

Yumen Pass → ChineseName → Yumen Pass self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 玉门关

Yumen Pass → romanization → Yumen Pass self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yumen Guan