Paifang

The Scheintor Pailou (牌楼) is an element of Chinese architecture.

The word comes from two Chinese words pai (牌= " inscription plate " ) and Lou (楼= " multi-storey building ").

Pailous were built in China made ​​of wood or stone, provided with curved roofs and had several arches. As a consolation goal they were comparable to the European triumphal arch in the function.

Monuments

On the Chinese monument list includes, among others, the following Pailous:

• Nange pailouqun南 阁 牌楼 群(a group of five remaining seven, Ming Dynasty, Yueqing, Zhejiang)
• Taiheyan pailou太和 岩 牌楼( Qing Dynasty, Jiexiu, Shanxi )
• Xidicun gu jianzhuqun西递 村 古 建筑 群( Yi, Anhui )

Photos

Pailou the National Wuhan University ( 1920)

Pailou in Shenyang