What are archways and archways? What's the role?

Archway is a traditional building in China, which first appeared in the Zhou Dynasty and was originally used to show filial piety. Archway is a unique landscape of China architectural culture, a characteristic building bred by China culture, and a carrier of China architectural art and culture. The function of archway is: as a decorative building; Increase the momentum of the main building; Praise or commemorate someone or something; As a boundary sign of street area, etc.

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Archway is one of the characteristic architectural cultures in China, and it is a building built in feudal society to commemorate meritorious service, loyalty and filial piety. Some temples have memorial archways as mountain gates, while others have place names. The memorial archway is also an affiliated building of the ancestral hall, which embodies the noble virtues and great achievements of the family ancestors and has the function of offering sacrifices to their ancestors.

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A famous arch/arch building

Shunfengshan archway 1. The entrance archway of Shunde Shunfengshan Park was built in 2002, which is a three-span giant Chinese archway. The whole archway is 88 meters wide, 38 meters high, 3 meters thick at the bottom and 35 meters across. The whole building weighs10.4 million tons, making it the largest archway in Asia at present.

2. Treasure 100 cubic meters. Zhenbailifang, located in Zhengcun Village, Shexian County, Huizhou area, is the oldest archway in Huizhou. Founded at the end of Yuan Dynasty, it was rebuilt in the years of Hongzhi and Jiajing in Ming Dynasty and Qianlong in Qing Dynasty. Wood-like structure, two columns and one or three floors, 8 meters high and 5.7 meters wide.

3. Five arches. On the bustling Zhengyangmen Street (also known as Qianmen Street) in Beijing, Zhengyangmen, the tallest and most magnificent wooden archway in Beijing, once stood, commonly known as the "Five Archways". The name of Wupailou is due to its architectural style of five rooms, six columns and five floors.

4. imperial academy archway. Guozijian Street is the only ancient street with four archways in Beijing. The archway was built in the Ming Dynasty, with two columns and three floors. The archway plaque at both ends of the street is "Chengxian Street", and the archway plaque in the middle of the street is "imperial academy".

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