{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.moon-gate","code":"thing-q10800210","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q10800210/","name":"moon gate","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.2.0-wave.4","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.BLT"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"A circular opening in a garden wall serving as a pedestrian passageway, a traditional element of Chinese garden design that frames views and symbolises the moon, completeness and good fortune, found in classical gardens such as those of Suzhou and adopted elsewhere, including Bermuda, where stone moon gates are a popular feature associated with luck for couples passing through.","purpose":"Let an agent explain moon gates, relay history, symbolism and construction from garden history and architecture sources, describe regional 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