The ceiling of a pavilion in the Great Mosque of Xi'an. I found it interesting how unified these decorative motifs were throughout China. The same style, the same symbols, the same rich red-green-blue-gold color palette- on every mosque, temple, and imperial palace. Now, much of this might have been done or enhanced in recent years in fits of nationalism, but the carvings here are certainly old.
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