First Pass Under Heaven

E401143

cultural heritage site inscription tourist attraction

"First Pass Under Heaven" is the famous inscription carved above the eastern gate of Shanhaiguan, marking its historic status as a key strategic gateway of the Great Wall of China.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
First Pass Under Heaven canonical	1
Number One Pass Under Heaven	1
The First Pass Under Heaven	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3942725 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: First Pass Under Heaven
Context triple: [Shanhaiguan Pass, hasInscription, First Pass Under Heaven]

A. Son of Heaven
The Son of Heaven is the traditional Chinese imperial title signifying the emperor’s role as the divinely sanctioned ruler and intermediary between Heaven and the human realm.
B. Prince of Yan
Prince of Yan was the noble title held by Zhu Di before he became the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty.
C. Empress of Heaven
Empress of Heaven is a divine title for Mazu, the revered Chinese sea goddess who protects sailors, fishermen, and coastal communities.
D. O Mandarim
O Mandarim is a satirical novella by Portuguese writer Eça de Queirós that explores greed, morality, and the consequences of wish fulfillment through a fantastical tale about a clerk who can gain a fortune by causing the death of a distant Chinese mandarin.
E. Prince of Cheng
The Prince of Cheng was a noble title in the Ming dynasty Chinese imperial hierarchy, held by Zhu Qiyu before he ascended the throne as the Jingtai Emperor.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: First Pass Under Heaven
Target entity description: "First Pass Under Heaven" is the famous inscription carved above the eastern gate of Shanhaiguan, marking its historic status as a key strategic gateway of the Great Wall of China.

A. Son of Heaven
The Son of Heaven is the traditional Chinese imperial title signifying the emperor’s role as the divinely sanctioned ruler and intermediary between Heaven and the human realm.
B. Prince of Yan
Prince of Yan was the noble title held by Zhu Di before he became the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty.
C. Empress of Heaven
Empress of Heaven is a divine title for Mazu, the revered Chinese sea goddess who protects sailors, fishermen, and coastal communities.
D. O Mandarim
O Mandarim is a satirical novella by Portuguese writer Eça de Queirós that explores greed, morality, and the consequences of wish fulfillment through a fantastical tale about a clerk who can gain a fortune by causing the death of a distant Chinese mandarin.
E. Prince of Cheng
The Prince of Cheng was a noble title in the Ming dynasty Chinese imperial hierarchy, held by Zhu Qiyu before he ascended the throne as the Jingtai Emperor.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural heritage site ⓘ inscription ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
associatedWith	Shanhaiguan Pass ⓘ eastern end of the Great Wall of China ⓘ
belongsToCategory	Chinese calligraphic plaques ⓘ Great Wall passes ⓘ
culturalSignificance	famous scenic and historical inscription in China ⓘ symbolizes military importance of Shanhaiguan ⓘ
era	Ming dynasty ⓘ
governedBy	local cultural heritage authorities of Qinhuangdao ⓘ
hasAlternativeTranslation	Number One Pass Under Heaven ⓘ linked to: First Pass Under Heaven The First Pass Under Heaven ⓘ linked to: First Pass Under Heaven
hasChineseName	天下第一关 ⓘ linked to: Shanhaiguan Pass
hasLanguage	Chinese ⓘ
hasOrientation	faces east ⓘ
hasReputation	key strategic gateway of the Great Wall of China ⓘ symbolic first pass of the Great Wall ⓘ
hasScript	Chinese characters ⓘ
hasTouristInfrastructure	ticketed scenic area ⓘ viewing platform ⓘ
hasWritingDirection	horizontal inscription ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected cultural relic at the national level in China ⓘ
inscriptionType	honorific title ⓘ
locatedIn	China ⓘ Hebei Province ⓘ linked to: Hebei Qinhuangdao ⓘ Shanhaiguan ⓘ linked to: Shanhaiguan Pass
material	wooden plaque mounted on gate tower ⓘ
mentionedIn	Chinese historical records ⓘ Chinese travel literature ⓘ
near	Bohai Sea coast ⓘ linked to: Bohai Sea Old Dragon Head (Laolongtou) section of the Great Wall ⓘ
partOf	Great Wall of China ⓘ
positionedAbove	eastern gate of Shanhaiguan ⓘ
relatedTo	Bohai Sea ⓘ defense of Beijing ⓘ
symbolOf	eastern gateway of the Great Wall of China ⓘ strategic entrance to the Central Plains ⓘ
theme	imperial frontier defense ⓘ military prestige ⓘ
tourismRole	major attraction for visitors to the Great Wall ⓘ popular photo spot for tourists ⓘ
usedAs	landmark for Shanhaiguan ⓘ
visibleFrom	approach roads to Shanhaiguan Pass ⓘ outside Shanhaiguan city wall ⓘ
writtenOn	gate tower plaque ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Shanhaiguan Pass → hasInscription → First Pass Under Heaven ⓘ

First Pass Under Heaven → hasAlternativeTranslation → The First Pass Under Heaven ⓘ

linked to: First Pass Under Heaven

First Pass Under Heaven → hasAlternativeTranslation → Number One Pass Under Heaven ⓘ