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  Moon Gate

 

China

A Moon Gate in Yu Yuan, a garden in Shanghai city, China. Spiritually, the circular shape represents heaven, in line with the concept of feng shui, which claims that curved lines ward off evil spirits. Conversely, a square shape symbolizes earth and the bottom of the gate usually has a square section at the bottom.

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