A Magical Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. That peculiar art installation at U.S. Embassy Beijing
  2. 8. 小刀会
  3. 11. Unlikely island city where this first revolutionary studied
  4. 12. Had Chris C. beat on every level
  5. 16. This past weekend’s holiday
  6. 17. Lake of wine, forest of meat
  7. 23. On a tree on a man-made hill, this era met its tragic end
  8. 26. Be it Wesleyan or Wellesley, this leading lady spoke with a southern drawl
  9. 27. 1927-1937, China’s roaring 20’s
  10. 28. Why did I tell you I was going to Shanghai?
  11. 29. The power behind the final throne
  12. 31. Legendary hunt of a white deer led to discovery of this
  13. 34. Among the most bloodshed in human history
  14. 35. Dutch East India Co. investment, ended in siege and retreat
Down
  1. 1. First Westerner into that forbidden place
  2. 2. Treasure of Nanjing, a piece in Savannah
  3. 3. Delicious drink named after compassionate deity
  4. 4. Our first consul in China
  5. 6. The first emperor
  6. 7. Rivers of this make this tomb deadly to open
  7. 9. A popular sport among the Marines of 1930's Beijing. Think Ralph Lauren/ but goofier
  8. 10. Modern silk road?
  9. 13. The accident that changed the nature of US-China relations
  10. 14. One half of the Battle of Beijing
  11. 15. The way of Laozi
  12. 18. A manmade hill to view one of the greatest things man ever made
  13. 19. The original Beijingren
  14. 20. District of universities, palaces, and two kuai beers (if you dare)
  15. 21. Fought boxers and later charmed warlords
  16. 22. The opposite of Beijing
  17. 24. Before us, he flew the stars and stripes over the Bund
  18. 25. Exiled leader who recently visited the Big Apple
  19. 30. Femme Fatale of Shang's doom
  20. 32. Defending against the Xiongnu
  21. 33. From West Virginia to Zhenjiang, her words changed worlds