Banmendian

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  1. 1
    Synonym of Panmunjom: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

    "Another important qualification to the heroic images of the Chinese volunteers is the story of the Chinese POWs at the time of the "Big Switch" which began nine days after the signing of the truce at Banmendian (Panmunjom) on 27 July 1953 and lasted for a month."

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panmunjom

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"Another important qualification to the heroic images of the Chinese volunteers is the story of the Chinese POWs at the time of the "Big Switch" which began nine days after the signing of the truce at Banmendian (Panmunjom) on 27 July 1953 and lasted for a month."

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 板門店 /板门店 (Bǎnméndiàn).

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