First and Greatest Pass under Heaven

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The First and Greatest Pass under Heaven is an honorific title for Jiayuguan Pass, a strategically vital fortress at the western end of the Great Wall of China that historically guarded the gateway between China and Central Asia.

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First and Greatest Pass under Heaven canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific title ⓘ
appliesTo Jiayuguan Pass ⓘ
associatedWith Great Wall of China ⓘ
Ming dynasty ⓘ
context Chinese military history ⓘ
frontier defense ⓘ
describes westernmost major pass of the Ming Great Wall ⓘ
hasMeaning the foremost and most important pass under heaven ⓘ
hasSuperlativeSense first ⓘ
greatest ⓘ
honorificFor fortified gateway at western end of Great Wall ⓘ
strategic location of Jiayuguan Pass ⓘ
language Chinese ⓘ
partOf Chinese cultural heritage ⓘ
refersTo Jiayuguan Pass ⓘ
refersToRole defensive barrier ⓘ
frontier stronghold ⓘ
region northwest China ⓘ
relatedTo Silk Road ⓘ
linked to: Silk Road routes

gateway between China and Central Asia ⓘ
symbolizes boundary of imperial China toward the west ⓘ
control over access to Central Asia ⓘ
usedFor emphasizing prestige of Jiayuguan Pass ⓘ
praising strategic importance of Jiayuguan Pass ⓘ
usedIn historical texts about Jiayuguan ⓘ
tourism promotion of Jiayuguan Pass ⓘ

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Jiayuguan Pass → knownAs → First and Greatest Pass under Heaven ⓘ