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Paifang



Páifāng or Paifong (Chinese: 牌坊), also called Páilóu (牌樓), is a traditional Chinese architectural form like an archway. Originally the Paifang served as a marker for the entrance of a building complex or a town; but by the Song Dynasty it had evolved into a purely decorative monument.



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