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While previous attempts to install a Chinatown paifang have broken down over political divisions in the community, Chen says it has unprecedented support from them this time.
An alley links Paifang Street with the Guangji Gate Tower, an ancient city gate, and Guangji Bridge, an old pontoon bridge dating to the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). All are landmarks of the ...
THE second Chinese paifang has been unveiled at Southport’s Chinatown this morning to help bring prosperity to the area.
Paifang Street in Chaozhou is so named because it has 22 beautiful paifang. There is a story behind each gate, as they were built for individuals who passed different levels of the imperial exam ...
Jennifer Parry at the Dixon Street eastern paifang or ceremonial archway. Flavio Brancaleone Founder James McFarlane said they looked for sensory elements beyond sight that are engaging for blind ...
Paifang refers to commemorative arches, and these structures, reminiscent of the legends of the Chaoshan region (which includes Chaozhou, Shantou and Jieyang), are silent witness to the fact that ...