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:...

across Asia specially where Buddhism was transmitted from India; Chinese paifang gateways Japanese torii gateways, Korean hongsalmun gateway, and Sao Ching...

Paifang Hui and Manchu Ethnic Township (Chinese: 牌坊回族满族乡) is an ethnic township in Feidong County, Hefei, Anhui, China. Paifang was established in 1994...

October 24, 2004. The paifang inside is the symbol of the park. It's called China's No.1 Paifang because of its massive size. The paifang is 37.6 meters high...

Some paifang can be made of wood, masonry or steel and may incorporate an elaborate or simple design. Chinatown landmarks Entrance to Sydney Paifang in...

A Chinatown paifang at 10th and Arch streets, a symbol of Philadelphia's sister city relationship with Tianjin...

Chinatown with its paifang gate is home to several Chinese and Vietnamese restaurants....

to the Indian Torana from which it is derived. The word paifang (Chinese: 牌坊; pinyin: páifāng) was originally a collective term for the top two levels...

Boston's Chinatown, with its paifang gate, is home to many Chinese and also Vietnamese restaurants....

mountainside, the vault is more than 700 meters (2,300 ft) away from the paifang on the square below, which is the entrance of the mausoleum. There is a...

Pailou may refer to: Paifang, a traditional Chinese architectural form like an archway Pailou, Chizhou, in Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui Pailou, Jingmen...

additions during the Qing dynasty, which included the mosque's front gate, Paifang, and Sebil. Evidence of official patronage of the mosque is present in...

demolished due to the temple had fallen into a great state of disrepair. A paifang built of white marble in the front of the temple. A stupa is the oldest...

The Chinatown Paifang...

for the city. The Chinatown does not have an ornamental entrance arch (paifang) but the streets of the community are adorned with bilingual road signs...

Mon Japanese: gate. The religious torii compares to the Chinese pailou (paifang), Indian torana, Indonesian Paduraksa and Korean hongsalmun. Mon are widespread...

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Triumphal arches. Gate tower Stele Paifang List of post-Roman triumphal arches Curl, James Stevens (2006). Oxford...

Boston's Chinatown, with its paifang gate, is home to many Chinese and also Vietnamese restaurants....

Zenrinmon Gate (善隣門), one of Yokohama Chinatown's Paifang...

Chinese: 周氏節孝坊; simplified Chinese: 周氏节孝坊; pinyin: Zhōushì Jié Xiàofang) is a paifang in Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan. The gate is named after Lady Zhou,...

Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dàsānbā Páifāng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization daaih sāam bā pàaihfōng Jyutping daai6 saam1 baa1 paai4...

Maotai 茅台镇 Town Paifang at Maotai Town Coordinates: 27°51′16″N 106°22′03″E / 27.85444°N 106.36750°E / 27.85444; 106.36750 Country People's Republic...

four-metre-high (13 ft) statue of Confucius was unveiled and soon, three paifangs - traditional Chinese gateways - will mark the entries to the precinct...

Works, to rebuild the gate. Thus, the design was changed from the original paifang form to the gatehouse that is seen today. It suffered another blow in the...

Single") came from the paifang that existed on one of the streets there. In this context, the name "Xidan" refers to the single (单) paifang that existed on the...

Chinese-style Paifang after main entrance....

Paifang in Quanzhou in memory of Shi Lang. (taken between 1860 and 1880)...

Archway, the community's paifang, which was commissioned by the District of Columbia Government. Construction of the paifang began in June 1986. The idea...

the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and parts of East Asia. Chinese paifang gateways, Japanese torii gateways, Korean Hongsalmun gateways, and Thai...

usage Iljumun, portal in Korean temple architecture Mon (architecture) Paifang, in Chinese temple architecture Tam quan, in Vietnamese temple architecture...