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Detail of door to the East Gate of the Temple of Heaven (1406-20). The Ancient Chinese regarded odd numbers as masculine and even as feminine. Nine represented the "ultimate masculine" and was symbolic of the supreme sovereignty of the Emperor. The gates have studs arranged in a nine by nine grid. Beijing, China, 2007
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