Paifang, the Glossary
A paifang, also known as a pailou, is a traditional style of Chinese architecture, often used in arch or gateway structures.[1]
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60 relations: Arch, BBC, Beijing, Cemetery of Confucius, Chengde, China, Chinatown, Chinatown, Boston, Chinatown, Liverpool, Chinatown, Los Angeles, Chinatown, Ottawa, Chinatown, Washington, D.C., Chinese architecture, Chinese calligraphy, Dalian, Death, Dongsi Subdistrict, Beijing, Dunedin Chinese Garden, Foshan, Friendship Archway, Frommer's, Gansu, Han dynasty, Hangzhou, Hanzhong, History of China, Hongsalmun, Hutong, Iljumun, Liberty Square (Taipei), Ming dynasty, National Palace Museum, New Zealand, Ottawa, Panama–Pacific International Exposition, Qiandao Lake, Qing dynasty, Qufu, Shaanxi, Shanmen, Shunfengshan Park, Silk Road transmission of Buddhism, Song dynasty, Stonemasonry, Summer Palace, Taipei, Taiwan, Tam quan, Tang dynasty, Torana, ... Expand index (10 more) »
- Types of gates
Arch
An arch is a curved vertical structure spanning an open space underneath it.
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BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.
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Beijing
Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital of China.
Cemetery of Confucius
The Cemetery of Confucius is a cemetery of the Kong clan (the descendants of Confucius) in Confucius' hometown Qufu in Shandong province.
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Chengde
Chengde, formerly known as Jehol and Rehe, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, situated about northeast of Beijing.
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
Chinatown
Chinatown is the catch-all name for an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside Greater China, most often in an urban setting.
Chinatown, Boston
Chinatown, Boston (Cantonese: 唐人街; Jyutping: Tong4jan4gaai1) is a neighborhood located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
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Chinatown, Liverpool
Chinatown is an area of Liverpool, England, that is home to the oldest Chinese community in Europe.
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Chinatown, Los Angeles
Chinatown is a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles, California, that became a commercial center for Chinese and other Asian businesses in Central Los Angeles in 1938.
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Chinatown, Ottawa
Ottawa's Chinatown is located along Somerset Street west of downtown Ottawa.
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Chinatown, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest.
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Chinese architecture
Chinese architecture is the embodiment of an architectural style that has developed over millennia in China and has influenced architecture throughout East Asia. Paifang and Chinese architecture are architecture in China.
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Chinese calligraphy
Chinese calligraphy is the writing of Chinese characters as an art form, combining purely visual art and interpretation of the literary meaning. This type of expression has been widely practiced in China and has been generally held in high esteem across East Asia. Calligraphy is considered one of the four most-sought skills and hobbies of ancient Chinese literati, along with playing stringed musical instruments, the board game "Go", and painting.
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Dalian
Dalian is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China (after Shenyang and Harbin).
Death
Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism.
Dongsi Subdistrict, Beijing
Dongsi (lit. "Eastern Four" or "Eastern Quadrangle") is the name of an intersection and surrounding neighborhood in Dongcheng District, Beijing.
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Dunedin Chinese Garden
Dunedin Chinese Garden is a Chinese garden located in Dunedin, New Zealand.
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Foshan
Foshan is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China.
Friendship Archway
Friendship Archway is a paifang installed at Chinatown, Washington, D.C., United States.
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Frommer's
Frommer's is a travel guide book series created by Arthur Frommer in 1957.
Gansu
Gansu is an inland province in Northwestern China.
Han dynasty
The Han dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu.
Hangzhou
Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northeastern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, which separates Shanghai and Ningbo. As of 2022, the Hangzhou metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of 4 trillion yuan (US$590 billion), making it larger than the economy of Sweden.
Hanzhong
Hanzhong (abbreviation: Han) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China, bordering the provinces of Sichuan to the south and Gansu to the west.
History of China
The history of China spans several millennia across a wide geographical area.
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Hongsalmun
In architecture, a hongsalmun is a gate for entering a sacred place in Korea.
Hutong
Hutong are a type of narrow street or alley commonly associated with northern Chinese cities, especially Beijing. Paifang and Hutong are architecture in China.
Iljumun
Iljumun is the first gate at the entrance to many Korean Buddhist temples.
Liberty Square (Taipei)
Liberty Square (also Freedom Square) is a public plaza covering over 240,000 square meters in the Zhongzheng District of Taipei, Taiwan.
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Ming dynasty
The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.
National Palace Museum
The National Palace Museum is a museum in Taipei, Taiwan.
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New Zealand
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Ottawa
Ottawa (Canadian French) is the capital city of Canada.
Panama–Pacific International Exposition
The Panama–Pacific International Exposition was a world's fair held in San Francisco, California, United States, from February 20 to December 4, 1915.
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Qiandao Lake
Qiandao Lake is a man-made freshwater lake located in Chun'an County, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, that was formed after the completion of the Xin'an River hydroelectric station in 1959.
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last imperial dynasty in Chinese history.
Qufu
Qufu is a city in southwestern Shandong province, East China.
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Shaanxi
Shaanxi is an inland province in Northwestern China.
Shanmen
The Gate of Shanmen or Hall of the Shanmen or simply Shanmen, is the entrance gate of a Buddhist temple.
Shunfengshan Park
Shunfengshan Park, located at the foot of Taiping Mountain in Shunde District, Foshan City, is one of the "Ten Attractions of Shunde".
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Silk Road transmission of Buddhism
Buddhism entered Han China via the Silk Road, beginning in the 1st or 2nd century CE.
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Song dynasty
The Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279.
Stonemasonry
Stonemasonry or stonecraft is the creation of buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone as the primary material.
Summer Palace
The Summer Palace is a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing.
Taipei
Taipei, officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan.
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia.
Tam quan
A Tam quan (三關) or Tam môn (三門) is a style of traditional gateway symbolic of Vietnamese Buddhism.
Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty (唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705.
Torana
A torana (तोरण) is a free-standing ornamental or arched gateway for ceremonial purposes in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain architecture of the Indian subcontinent. Paifang and torana are types of gates.
Torii
A is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the mundane to the sacred, and a spot where kami are welcomed and thought to travel through. Paifang and Torii are types of gates.
University of Hawaiʻi Press
The University of Hawaiʻi Press is a university press that is part of the University of Hawaiʻi.
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Ward (electoral subdivision)
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.
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West Lake
West Lake is a freshwater lake in Hangzhou, China.
Widow
A widow (female) or widower (male) is a person whose spouse has died and has usually not remarried.
Wuhan University
Wuhan University (WHU) is a public university in Wuhan, Hubei, China.
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Xidi
Xidi is a village in Xidi Town (镇), Yi County, Huangshan City of the historical Huizhou region of Anhui province, China.
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Yingzao Fashi
The Yingzao Fashi is a technical treatise on architecture and craftsmanship written by the Chinese author Li Jie (李誡; 1065–1110), the Directorate of Buildings and Construction during the mid Song Dynasty of China. Paifang and Yingzao Fashi are architecture in China.
Yonghe Temple
The Yonghe Temple ("Palace of Peace and Harmony"), also known as the Yonghe Lamasery, or popularly as the Lama Temple, is a temple and monastery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism located on 12 Yonghegong Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.
See also
Types of gates
- Airlock
- Automatic door
- Bar gate
- Bridge tower
- Bump gate
- Caisson (lock gate)
- Cave gate
- City gate
- Clapgate
- Clapper gates
- Door
- Doors
- ESD turnstile
- Electric gate
- Fortified gateway
- Gate (airport)
- Gate tower
- Gatehouse
- Gopuram
- Half tower
- Hampshire gate
- Jeongnang
- Kissing gate
- Lock (water navigation)
- Lychgate
- Mihashira Torii
- Optical turnstile
- Overthrow (structure)
- Paifang
- Portcullis
- Postern
- Propylaea
- Que (tower)
- Rambler gate
- Sally port
- Stile
- Tapsel gate
- Torana
- Torii
- Triumphal arch
- Triumphal arches
- Turnstile
- Water gate
- Wicket gate
- Yett
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paifang
Also known as Ba平 leu平, Chinatown arch, Chinatown gate, Chinese arc, Chinese arch, Chinese archway, Chinese gate, Paai4 lau4, Pai Lou, Pai2 leu2, Peifang, Páilóu, Pâi-lâu, .
, Torii, University of Hawaiʻi Press, Ward (electoral subdivision), Washington, D.C., West Lake, Widow, Wuhan University, Xidi, Yingzao Fashi, Yonghe Temple.