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A stone monument in the Botanical Garden of Beijing, marking the city's location along the latitude 40? N line. [Photo:bjd.com.cn]

The line extending along latitude 40¡ãN, which crosses some of the world's most important cities from New York and Frankfurt to Tokyo and Seoul, has finally made a claim to Beijing, with a five-meter-high stone monument in the city's Botanical Garden.The construction of the monument was completed on Thursday, the 'Beijing Evening News' reported.The idea of building such a monument was suggested by Mao Yulin, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), at the CPPCC meeting in February 2007.Mao said that although the 40¡ã N line is not as well-known as the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer, it is of great significance to Beijing. With an ideal environment for human beings, the latitude has attracted many countries to build their capitals along the line. The latitude crosses many famous...

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