A paifang, also known as a pailou, is a traditional style of Chinese architecture, often used in arch or gateway structures.
Paifang in Shunfengshan Park in Foshan
A decorated paifang in Shanghai
Dongsi, an intersection in Beijing, had four paifangs in the 1920s.
A paifang photographed in Gansu Province (1933).
Hutong are a type of narrow street or alley commonly associated with northern Chinese cities, especially Beijing.
A hutong in Beijing
Entrance to a residence in a hutong
A residential hutong
A typical courtyard of a Hutong. On the roof the owner keeps his pigeons