Category:Paifang

**paifang**
	traditional style of Chinese architectural arched gateway
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English: Paifang (Pailou)— a traditional style of Chinese gates.

Originating as city fang gates, they became decorative monuments by the Song Dynasty (960–1279).
Outside of China they have long been the symbol of Chinatowns.

中文（臺灣）：牌坊

中文：牌坊

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