1. paifang (Chinese architectural arch or gateway)
2. PaifangPaifang, also called pailou, is a traditional Chinese architectural gating style as an arch. The word paifang originally was a collective term used to describe the top two levels of administrative division and subdivisions of ancient Chinese city. The largest division within a city in ancient China was a Fang (坊), equivalent to current day precinct. Each fang was enclosed by walls or fences, and the gates of these enclosure were shut and guarded every night.
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