Photo taken on May 21, 2018 shows a paifang, a chastity memorial arch, from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) found at a construction site in Binzhou City, East China’s Shandong Province. In the past, paifang were given to widows who remained unmarried till death, praising what was seen as loyalty to their deceased husbands. The structure is four meters high and six meters wide, accompanied by six stone lions at the front and rear. (Photo/VCG)
Photo taken on May 21, 2018 shows a paifang, a chastity memorial arch, from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) found at a construction site in Binzhou City, East China’s Shandong Province. In the past, paifang were given to widows who remained unmarried till death, praising what was seen as loyalty to their deceased husbands. The structure is four meters high and six meters wide, accompanied by six stone lions at the front and rear. (Photo/VCG)
Photo taken on May 21, 2018 shows a paifang, a chastity memorial arch, from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) found at a construction site in Binzhou City, East China’s Shandong Province. In the past, paifang were given to widows who remained unmarried till death, praising what was seen as loyalty to their deceased husbands. The structure is four meters high and six meters wide, accompanied by six stone lions at the front and rear. (Photo/VCG)
Photo taken on May 21, 2018 shows a paifang, a chastity memorial arch, from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) found at a construction site in Binzhou City, East China’s Shandong Province. In the past, paifang were given to widows who remained unmarried till death, praising what was seen as loyalty to their deceased husbands. The structure is four meters high and six meters wide, accompanied by six stone lions at the front and rear. (Photo/VCG)
