{{Short description|Chinese landscape feature}} {{Other uses|Moongate (disambiguation){{!}}Moongate}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{More references|date=June 2013}} [[File:Doorgang in muur. Locatie, Chinese tuin Het Verborgen Rijk van Ming. Locatie. Hortus Haren 01.jpg|thumb|Moon gate at Hortus Haren in the Netherlands]]
A '''moon gate''' ({{Zh|s={{Linktext|月亮門}}|p=yuèliàngmén}}) is a circular opening in a garden wall that acts as a pedestrian passageway. It is a traditional architectural element in Chinese gardens. <ref>{{cite book |first1=Ying |last1=Xue |first2=Kathleen |last2=Gibson |title=Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Culture, Education and Economic Development of Modern Society (ICCESE 2019) |chapter=Moon Gate as an Evolutionary Interior Archetype |date=April 2019 |doi=10.2991/iccese-19.2019.75 |doi-access=free |publisher=Atlantis Press |volume=310 |page=327|isbn=978-94-6252-698-3 }}</ref>
The shapes of the gates and their tiles carry various symbolic meanings. The sloping roofs of some gates represent the half moon of the Chinese summer, while the tips of the roof tiles are often adorned with talismanic ornaments.
thumb|A wall-less moon gate in Bermuda Moon gates were incorporated into the architecture of Bermuda in the late 19th century, around the same time that the British territory began importing Easter lily bulbs from Japan for cultivation. Bermudan moon gates are slightly different from the original Chinese designs, as they are often left freestanding or attached to a low wall. In Bermuda, it is regarded as good luck for newlyweds to step through the gate.
== Gallery == <gallery widths="155px" heights="130px"> Image:20090905_Suzhou_Couple's_Retreat_Garden_4442.jpg|Moon gate at Couple's Retreat Garden in the Classical Gardens of Suzhou File:HK Lai Chi Kok Park Chinese Arch 1.JPG|Lai Chi Kok Park Chinese Arch File:HK LikWingTongStudyHall MoonGate.JPG|Tong Study Hall moon gate File:Zhonghe 8-23 park.jpg|Zhonghe park Image:Moon Gate.jpg|Moon Gate, National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, National Arboretum, Washington, DC File:Met, chinese gate.JPG|Entrance to the Astor Court, a Ming-style garden at the Metropolitan Museum of Art File:A Moon gate in Great Wave Pavilion 2012-03.JPG|Moon gate in Great Wave Pavilion </gallery>
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