pai-lou
pai-lou
A monumental Chinese arch or gateway with one, three or five openings, erected at the entrance to a palace, tomb, or processional way; they are usually built of stone in imitation of earlier wood construction.

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pai-lou, pai-loo

pai-lou at Amoy
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