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The '''Gate of the Ghosts'''<ref name="Chen 2017 p. 60">{{cite book | last=Chen | first=F.P.L. | title=Marionette Plays from Northern China | publisher=[[State University of New York Press]] | year=2017 | isbn=978-1-4384-6483-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m-OaDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA60 | access-date= | page=60}}</ref> ({{zh|s=鬼门关|t=鬼門關|p=Guǐmén guān|l=}}), or Devil's Gate, <ref name="Stafford 2000 p. 97">{{cite book | last=Stafford | first=C. | title=Separation and Reunion in Modern China | publisher=Cambridge University Press | year=2000 | isbn=978-0-521-78434-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sH30N8Fm5-gC&pg=PA97 | access-date= | page=97}}</ref> Demon Gate,<ref name="Skinner Harrell Lavely Shen 2017 p. 175">{{cite book | last1=Skinner | first1=G.W. | last2=Harrell | first2=S. | last3=Lavely | first3=W. | last4=Shen | first4=Z. | title=Rural China on the Eve of Revolution: Sichuan Fieldnotes, 1949-1950 | publisher=[[University of Washington Press]] | year=2017 | isbn=978-0-295-99943-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xo4ODgAAQBAJ&pg=PA175 | access-date= | page=175}}</ref> known as ''Guimen guan'' in Chinese,<ref name="Studio Li Hegel 2020 p. 174">{{cite book | last1=Studio | first1=M.S.W. | last2=Li | first2=Q. | last3=Hegel | first3=R.E. | title=Further Adventures on the Journey to the West | publisher=[[University of Washington Press]] | year=2020 | isbn=978-0-295-74773-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DG4HEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA174 | access-date= | page=174}}</ref> is a pass in the [[Underworld]] in [[Chinese mythology]].<ref>{{cite book | author=Li Ni, Zheng Mingwu | title=Twin peaks facing each other - the Devil's Gate | publisher=Jilin Publishing Group Co., Ltd. | series= | year=2014 | isbn=978-7-5463-4916-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=083QBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT3| page=3}}</ref>
The '''Gate of the Ghosts'''<ref name="Chen 2017 p. 60">{{cite book | last=Chen | first=F.P.L. | title=Marionette Plays from Northern China | publisher=[[State University of New York Press]] | year=2017 | isbn=978-1-4384-6483-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m-OaDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA60 | access-date= | page=60}}</ref> ({{zh|s=鬼门关|t=鬼門關|p=Guǐmén guān|l=}}), or Devil's Gate, <ref name="Stafford 2000 p. 97">{{cite book | last=Stafford | first=C. | title=Separation and Reunion in Modern China | publisher=Cambridge University Press | year=2000 | isbn=978-0-521-78434-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sH30N8Fm5-gC&pg=PA97 | access-date= | page=97}}</ref> Demon Gate,<ref name="Skinner Harrell Lavely Shen 2017 p. 175">{{cite book | last1=Skinner | first1=G.W. | last2=Harrell | first2=S. | last3=Lavely | first3=W. | last4=Shen | first4=Z. | title=Rural China on the Eve of Revolution: Sichuan Fieldnotes, 1949-1950 | publisher=[[University of Washington Press]] | year=2017 | isbn=978-0-295-99943-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xo4ODgAAQBAJ&pg=PA175 | access-date= | page=175}}</ref> known as ''Guimen guan'' in
Chinese language,<ref name="Studio Li Hegel 2020 p. 174">{{cite book | last1=Studio | first1=M.S.W. | last2=Li | first2=Q. | last3=Hegel | first3=R.E. | title=Further Adventures on the Journey to the West | publisher=[[University of Washington Press]] | year=2020 | isbn=978-0-295-74773-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DG4HEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA174 | access-date= | page=174}}</ref> is a pass in the [[Underworld]] in [[Chinese mythology]].<ref>{{cite book | author=Li Ni, Zheng Mingwu | title=Twin peaks facing each other - the Devil's Gate | publisher=Jilin Publishing Group Co., Ltd. | series= | year=2014 | isbn=978-7-5463-4916-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=083QBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT3| page=3}}</ref>


The gate is a ''pailou''<ref>{{cite web|title=Exploration of Chinese Traditional Culture Communication in Foreign Online Games|url=http://media.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0628/c420257-30093942-3.html|language=|author=|date=2018-06-28|access-date=|work=[[People's Daily]]}}</ref> with the words "Gate of the Ghosts" written on the horizontal plaque.<ref>{{cite book | title=A treasure trove of traditional Chinese folk culture | publisher=Yanbian People's Publishing House | series= | year=2000 | isbn=978-7-80648-362-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xQ2BAAAAIAAJ | page=}}</ref> Legend has it that when a person dies and goes to the Ghost Country, he or she must pass through this strict gate.<ref>{{cite book | title=The World of the Chinese Gods and Spirits | publisher=Jiuzhou Press | year=2002 | isbn=978-7-80114-707-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lg5hAAAAIAAJ | page=}}</ref>
The gate is a ''pailou''<ref>{{cite web|title=Exploration of Chinese Traditional Culture Communication in Foreign Online Games|url=http://media.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0628/c420257-30093942-3.html|language=|author=|date=2018-06-28|access-date=|work=[[People's Daily]]}}</ref> with the words "Gate of the Ghosts" written on the horizontal plaque.<ref>{{cite book | title=A treasure trove of traditional Chinese folk culture | publisher=Yanbian People's Publishing House | series= | year=2000 | isbn=978-7-80648-362-6 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xQ2BAAAAIAAJ | page=}}</ref> Legend has it that when a person dies and goes to the Ghost Country, he or she must pass through this strict gate.<ref>{{cite book | title=The World of the Chinese Gods and Spirits | publisher=Jiuzhou Press | year=2002 | isbn=978-7-80114-707-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lg5hAAAAIAAJ | page=}}</ref>

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Gate of the Ghosts
Simplified鬼门关
Traditional鬼門關
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Chinese folk religion
Stylisation of the 禄 lù or 子 zi grapheme, respectively meaning "prosperity", "furthering", "welfare" and "son", "offspring". 字 zì, meaning "word" and "symbol", is a cognate of 子 zi and represents a "son" enshrined under a "roof". The symbol is ultimately a representation of the north celestial pole (Běijí 北极) and its spinning constellations, and as such it is equivalent to the Eurasian symbol of the swastika, 卍 wàn.
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The Gate of the Ghosts[1] (simplified Chinese: 鬼门关; traditional Chinese: 鬼門關; pinyin: Guǐmén guān), or Devil's Gate, [2] Demon Gate,[3] known as Guimen guan in Chinese language,[4] is a pass in the Underworld in Chinese mythology.[5]

The gate is a pailou[6] with the words "Gate of the Ghosts" written on the horizontal plaque.[7] Legend has it that when a person dies and goes to the Ghost Country, he or she must pass through this strict gate.[8]

References

  1. ^ Chen, F.P.L. (2017). Marionette Plays from Northern China. State University of New York Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-4384-6483-1.
  2. ^ Stafford, C. (2000). Separation and Reunion in Modern China. Cambridge University Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-521-78434-4.
  3. ^ Skinner, G.W.; Harrell, S.; Lavely, W.; Shen, Z. (2017). Rural China on the Eve of Revolution: Sichuan Fieldnotes, 1949-1950. University of Washington Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-295-99943-2.
  4. ^ Studio, M.S.W.; Li, Q.; Hegel, R.E. (2020). Further Adventures on the Journey to the West. University of Washington Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-295-74773-6.
  5. ^ Li Ni, Zheng Mingwu (2014). Twin peaks facing each other - the Devil's Gate. Jilin Publishing Group Co., Ltd. p. 3. ISBN 978-7-5463-4916-9.
  6. ^ "Exploration of Chinese Traditional Culture Communication in Foreign Online Games". People's Daily. 2018-06-28.
  7. ^ A treasure trove of traditional Chinese folk culture. Yanbian People's Publishing House. 2000. ISBN 978-7-80648-362-6.
  8. ^ The World of the Chinese Gods and Spirits. Jiuzhou Press. 2002. ISBN 978-7-80114-707-3.
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