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| − | :* | + | :* ''Comment'': In reading contemporary news coverage, the paifang (entrance gate) at Ping Yuen (modeled after a temple in Beijing) is also the oldest in America. Source: [https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=MT19511017.2.90 San Francisco housing unit follows Far Eastern motif]. Cheers, [[User:Mliu92|Mliu92]] ([[User talk:Mliu92|talk]]) 16:04, 24 April 2020 (UTC) |
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Ping Yuen
- ... that the name of Ping Yuen, a public housing complex in San Francisco's Chinatown, translates to "Tranquil Gardens"? Source: [1] ("the committee chose 'Ping Yuen', meaning 'Tranquil Gardens,' ...")
- Comment: Possible alternative hook (needs source check): "... that Ping Yuen ("Tranquil Gardens"), a public housing complex in San Francisco's Chinatown, has an entrance modeled after a temple in Beijing?"
Created/expanded by Mliu92 (talk). Nominated by HaeB (talk) at 15:14, 24 April 2020 (UTC).
- Comment: In reading contemporary news coverage, the paifang (entrance gate) at Ping Yuen (modeled after a temple in Beijing) is also the oldest in America. Source: San Francisco housing unit follows Far Eastern motif. Cheers, Mliu92 (talk) 16:04, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
