The Third Condition: the meaning of walls and gates in China Authors Маrkus Appenzeller Downloads PDF (Русский) DOI: https://doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.36.138 Keywords: Walls and gates in China, Chinese culture, Gated communitiy, Compound, Community living Abstract Walls in different cultural environments have different meaning. While this differs only gradually in western culture, in Chinese culture, they often have a very different meaning. Walls and the gates as the crossing points have a long tradition that dates back to the ancient empire. This cultural heritage has been used and adapted over the course of time, adding layer over layer and become integral part of both Chinese tradition and the contemporary Chinese city. How to Cite Appenzeller М. (2013). The Third Condition: the meaning of walls and gates in China. Project Baikal, 10(36), 96–103. https://doi.org/10.7480/projectbaikal.36.138 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Published 2013-05-27 Issue No. 36 (2013): fences Section Articles Author Biography Маrkus Appenzeller architect and urban planner, lecturer at the Berlage Institute, Rotterdam (now Technical University Delft), the Royal Academy of Arts, Copenhagen, the Technical University Gdansk and the State University St. Petersburg (Netherlands)