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Nanjing - Tower of the Victorious Game of Chess
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(Local Name: Shengqi Lou) The Tower of the Victorious Game of Chess (Shengqi Lou), dates from 1871. Its name commemorates a game of chess which the Ming Emperor Taizu played against General Xu Da. On losing the match the emperor presented his victor with the lake and its monuments.
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