Wanping Fortress
Wanping Fortress, also known as Wanping Castle (Chinese: 宛平城; pinyin: Wǎnpíng Chéng), is a Ming Dynasty fortress or "walled city" in Beijing. It was erected in 1638–1640, with the purpose of defending Beijing against Li Zicheng and the peasant uprising.
The fortress has two gates: the east gate, named Ever Prosperous Gate (永昌门, Yongchangmen), then renamed as Majestic Gate (威严门), and the west gate, named Favorably Govern Gate (顺治门, Shunzhimen).
In Chinese, the fortress is sometimes called Wanping City, and from the beginning, it functioned as a military fortress. From west to east, it measures 640 metres (2,100 ft), and from south to the north 320 metres (1,050 ft), making it a half-square shape.
The Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, surrounded by a plaza and park with numerous sculptures, occupies a large portion of the space inside the fortress' walls.
To the west of the fortress are the Yongding River and the Lugou Bridge (Marco Polo Bridge, 卢沟桥).
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Not Bitter But Bored
by: Johnny PanicLast night's lovers
Escaped by morning
And a turning car's headlights
Makes shapes across the scene
And a clattering truck on the hill accelerates
Moves the windowsill and
Shakes the whole building
Tea and a cigarette
Coughing and yawning
Open the door to a freezing cold morning
A long day ignores
Not bitter but bored
Not bitter but bored
I just don't need the attention any more
Not bitter but bored
Not bitter but bored
I just don't need the attention any more
Last years heroes
Hang in the lay-bys
Turning in their medals and
Selling off their stars
One more blast of glory and
One more curtain call
A single sign from heaven
That will prophesise it all
Time is traded in the alley of swords
For the secret combination of the minor chords
A long day ignores
Not bitter but bored
Not bitter but bored
I just don't need the attention any more
I don’t need it any more
Not bitter but bored
Not bitter but bored
And the reason for this I'm not exactly sure
I'm not exactly sure
(GUITAR SOLO)
Not bitter - Bored
Not bitter but bored
I don't want affectation any more
Not bitter but bored
Not bitter but bored
And the reason for this I'm not exactly sure
I'm not exactly sure
Not bitter but bored
Not bitter but bored