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The doorway or gateway to anything is important. It lets the guests or trespassers know what is to come.

image of Tiananmen gateimage of the seventeen arch bridge in Yiheyuan

Walk through Beijing's great attractions -- 故宫Gugong (The Palace Museum), 天坛Tiantan (Temple of Heaven), 天坛天安门广场Tiananmen Square, 颐和园Yiheyuan (Summer Palace).

image of Tulufan's Emin Minaretimage of the ruins in Tulufan's Gaochang Ruins

See 吐鲁番Tulufan's well-known attractions -- 苏公塔Sugonta (Emin Minaret), 高昌城Gaochang Ruins, and 火焰山Huoyan Shan (Flaming Mountains).

正门，门楼，门廊Doorways

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     关麓 Guanlu village
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     宏村 Hongcun Village
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     宏村 Hongcun Village
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     关麓 Guanlu village
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     关麓 Guanlu village
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     宏村 Hongcun Village

    The heavy duty metal door seems a little inappropiate.

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     宏村 Hongcun Village
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     宏村 Hongcun Village

    Common doorway designs.

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     关麓 Guanlu village
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     关麓 Guanlu village
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     南屏 Nanping village
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     曹家大院 - 三多堂 Cao Family's Compound

    Another courtyard. The sophisticated doorway has a well-decorated eave supported by painted 斗拱dougongs (brackets). In front is a stone sculpture in the shape of a 元宝, a standard Chinese gold nugget. In the back is a grand 门楼(menlou), a structure consists of a set of columns that supports the 斗拱(brackets) that in turn support the protruding eave. 门楼(menlou) is an essential part of Chinese architecture.

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     曹家大院 - 三多堂 Cao Family's Compound
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     曹家大院 - 三多堂正门 Cao Family's Compound - Main Entrance

    The front entrance, which is located on the south side of the rectangular compound. The tourist entrance was around the corner on the east side. The extraordinary and intricate 门楼(doorway architecture) is typical of wealthy homes and is a sign of importance.

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     常家庄园 - 门楼 Chang Family's Compound
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     常家庄园 - 门楼 Chang Family's Compound
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     北京市 Beijing City

    A residential doorway in a hutong.

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     北京市 Beijing City

    A residential doorway in a hutong.

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     北京市 Beijing City

    A residential doorway in a hutong.

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     北京市 Beijing City

    A residential doorway in a hutong.

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     平遥 Pingyao
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     平遥 Pingyao
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     天坛--祈年门 Gate to the Hall

    Gateway to the ceremonial hall. The outline of the arch may be influenced by design patterns of ceramic and bronze vessels or, more likely, from the outline of the lotus.

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     吐鲁番 - 二堡乡教堂内 Tulufan (Turfan) - Erabaoxiang mosque interior
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     嘉峪关 Jiayuguan (Jiayu Pass)

    The arch tunnel of the west gate.

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     苏公塔 Sugong Ta (Emin Minaret)