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    Paifang (redirect from Páilóu)
    A paifang, also known as a pailou, is a traditional style of Chinese architecture, often used in arch or gateway structures. The word paifang (Chinese:...
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  • Pailou may refer to: Paifang, a traditional Chinese architectural form like an archway Pailou, Chizhou, in Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui Pailou, Jingmen...
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    Pailou (simplified Chinese: 牌楼; traditional Chinese: 牌樓; pinyin: Páilóu) is a small mining town about 20 kilometers southeast of Haicheng, Liaoning in...
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    damaged by lightning. Other theories claim torii may be related to the pailou of China. These structures however can assume a great variety of forms,...
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    much smaller scale than the Old Summer Palace. Paifang, also known as a Pailou, is a traditional style of Chinese architectural arch or gateway structure...
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    a roof Mon Japanese: gate. The religious torii compares to the Chinese pailou (paifang), Indian torana, Indonesian Paduraksa and Korean hongsalmun. Mon...
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    do a number of city buses. A Chinese guardian lion outside the temple A pailou with 群生仁壽 inscribed on it, at the entrance to the temple A giant ancient...
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    from the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the style of a traditional Chinese pailou, it became one of the most photographed locations in Chinatown, along with...
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    foo dogs, Pailou Gate, Ping Yuen Housing Project, c. 1952...
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  • art team believed they provided "a foundation wrapped in fantasy." The pailou-like entrance and bridge upon entering Liyue Harbor were designed to convey...
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