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Design Candy: Mmm…Moon Doors!

You won’t find any locks on these beautifully mystical moon doors (otherwise known as moon gates), a traditional design element of Chinese gardens. As might be expected, every material used to build these gorgeous gateways holds spiritual meaning, thus creating a welcoming peak into amazing gardens and seascapes, as well as a bringing good luck to newlyweds who cross. These satellite structures are over the moon!

Stone moon gate...pressured in place. Photo: chrisgaspar.blogspot.com

Contemporarty moon gate...gorgeous green. Photo: toddmdesign.com.

Laticed moon gate...a peak into Vancouver's China town. Photo: lazha, flickr.

Wooden moon gate...lovely, curvy logs. Photo: frommoontomoon.blogspot.com.

Bali's moon door...like walking through a futuristic look into the past. Photo: greenvillagebali.com.