Paifang Collection

WW1 - Pekin Camp, Camp for Chinese Labour Corps, Mont Kemmel
WW1 - Pekin Camp - Camp for The Chinese Labour Corps on the Western Front. The camp was near The Kemmelberg (also known as Kemmel Hill or Mont Kemmel), Heuvelland, West Flanders, Belgium

Xianxian, China - Traditional Pailou / Paifang Archways
Xianxian (Sienhsien), China - Street scene with traditional Pailou / Paifang Archways Date: circa 1908

White Dagoba, Qionghua Island - Beifei Park, Beijing, China
Beifei Park, Beijing, China - The White Dagoba (Pagoda or Stupa) on Qionghua Island as seen from the Marble Bridge. Date: circa 1910s

Dongdang, Beijing, China - The Ketteler Memorial
A paifang or " memorial gate" - The Ketteler Memorial which was erected at the location where German career Diplomat Clemens August Freiherr von Ketteler (1853-1900)

Chinese Street - Traditional Pailou / Paifang Archway Date: circa 1910

Hong Kong - Traditional Archway
Hong Kong - Traditional Decorative Stone Memorial Archway (erected to a Virtuous Widow ) - known as Pailou or Paifang. Date: 1920

Chinese men fooling about on a Paifang Gateway, China Date: circa 1920s

Seoul, Korea - Open Temple area and view toward Station
Seoul, Korea - Open Temple area (no longer there) and view toward the Old Railway Station (back right). Date: 1930s

Third Class Railway carriage (wagon) to Beijing, China
Beijing, China - Gateway entrance to a temple complex. The ceremonial Paifang gate requires a series of wooden props to prevent it from toppling over! Date: circa 1908

The Summer Palace, Beijing, China - Wooden Gate - stone lion
The Summer Palace, Beijing, China - a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces, mainly dominated by Longevity Hill and the Kunming Lake. Wooden Paifang Gate and stone lion on a plinth

Old Gate - Beijing, China - these gates denoted entry into a new district of the city. Date: circa 1910s

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