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The religious system of China, its ancient forms, evolution, history and present aspect, manners, customs and social institutions connected therewith. Published with a subvention from the Dutch colonial government (1892)

Groot, J. J. M. de (Jan Jakob Maria), 1854-1921 · Leyden E.J. Brill · leaf 434

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ordinary city-gate. The same is the case with honor-ary gates. The similarity between the two categories of buildingsis not less brought out by the fact that many of the largestand finest honorary monuments are raised upon twelve pillarsarranged in three parallel rows of four each, in the same way… … .MALW\UJ< SC- Decorative Gate of a Shop at Peking The similarity between honorary gates and gates proper appearseven more striking, when we note that the latter, if built at theentrance to public edifices or large temples, generally have three 782 THE GRAVE. thoroughfares, viz. a large one in…

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