Glossary · M
Moon gate
Also called moon gates, moon door
A circular doorway in a garden wall, used in Chinese gardens to frame the view of the space beyond like a picture.
See also: Leak window
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters Gardens and Landscape.
A feature of Chinese garden architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
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