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        "ethics",
        "owners"
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    "name": "Que",
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    "family": "Thing Registry",
    "domain": [
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    "definition": "In the registry, a built structure labelled Que, which most plausibly refers to the que, a type of ceremonial gate tower or pillar gate in ancient Chinese architecture, built in pairs flanking the approach to palaces, temples, government offices and tombs, especially during the Han dynasty, when stone que decorated with carvings of mythical animals and inscriptions were erected, with surviving examples in Sichuan and Henan such as the Gao Yi que; que signalled rank and marked sacred or official space, and they influenced later gate architecture such as the Meridian Gate of Beijing s Forbidden City. Because the label is ambiguous, the identification should be checked against the registry source.",
    "what_it_is_for": "Marking entrances and status in ancient China.",
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      "explain form and function",
      "relay history and surviving examples",
      "relay symbolism",
      "flag the ambiguous label"
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      "Built in pairs",
      "Flank an approach",
      "Status symbol",
      "Carved reliefs"
    ],
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      "Paired ceremonial gate towers of ancient China",
      "Que, que tower, que gate",
      "Paifang are memorial archways; city gates are defensive; torii are Japanese shrine gates; pagodas are Buddhist towers"
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      {
        "quantity": "peak period",
        "typical_range": "Han dynasty, 206 BC-220 AD",
        "unit": "note",
        "note": ""
      },
      {
        "quantity": "surviving Han stone que",
        "typical_range": "several dozen",
        "unit": "count",
        "note": "estimates vary, attributed"
      },
      {
        "quantity": "material of surviving examples",
        "typical_range": "stone",
        "unit": "note",
        "note": "timber and earth versions lost"
      }
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      "palace que",
      "temple que",
      "tomb que",
      "city que"
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      {
        "relation": "is a kind of",
        "target": "built structure",
        "why": "in registry terms"
      },
      {
        "relation": "is associated with",
        "target": "Han dynasty",
        "why": ""
      },
      {
        "relation": "is contrasted with",
        "target": "paifang",
        "why": ""
      },
      {
        "relation": "influenced",
        "target": "Meridian Gate",
        "why": ""
      }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "standards_and_regulation": [
      "Law of the People s Republic of China on the Protection of Cultural Relics"
    ],
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      "Ambiguous label misidentification",
      "Weathering of stone reliefs",
      "Confusion with later archways"
    ],
    "in_scope": [],
    "out_of_scope": [],
    "characteristics": [],
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      "may": [
        "Describe que gate towers from archaeological and architectural sources, noting the uncertain label.",
        "Help visitors find public information about surviving examples.",
        "Report damage to a surviving que to the heritage authority."
      ],
      "must_not": [
        "Climb, touch or take rubbings from ancient stone carvings without permission.",
        "Remove fragments or buy and sell objects taken from tombs or sites.",
        "Present the identification of this registry entry as certain.",
        "Misattribute inscriptions or dates."
      ],
      "requires_human": [
        "Any conservation or study involving contact with the stone."
      ]
    },
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      "considerations": [
        "Surviving Han que are rare and fragile, and damage cannot be undone.",
        "Funerary monuments deserve respect as part of the burial heritage of China."
      ],
      "affected_parties": [
        "Heritage bodies",
        "Local communities",
        "Visitors and scholars"
      ]
    },
    "owners": {
      "steward": "The heritage authority of the place where it stands.",
      "master_systems": [
        "National heritage protection lists"
      ]
    }
  },
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    {
      "id": "wikidata",
      "title": "Wikidata item Q823101: Que",
      "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q823101",
      "url_status": "live",
      "what_it_supports": "identity and sense of the item",
      "checked_by": "wikidata-api"
    },
    {
      "id": "wikipedia-en",
      "title": "Wikipedia: Que (tower)",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Que_%28tower%29",
      "url_status": "live",
      "what_it_supports": "general description of the item",
      "checked_by": "wikidata-api sitelink"
    }
  ],
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      {
        "id": "understand",
        "name": "Understand",
        "description": "What a que is.",
        "rationale": "Attribution.",
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          {
            "id": "definition",
            "name": "Definition",
            "description": "Definition.",
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              {
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                    "text": "What is a que, and how does it differ from paifang, city gates, torii and pagodas?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Does the registry label refer to the Chinese gate tower or something else, which should be checked?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "examples",
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            "description": "Surviving examples.",
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              {
                "id": "examples-finding",
                "name": "Examples",
                "description": "Examples.",
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                  {
                    "text": "What are surviving Han que such as the Gao Yi que?",
                    "kind": "definition"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits the specific que?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "architecture",
        "name": "Architecture",
        "description": "Architecture.",
        "rationale": "Sources.",
        "layers": [
          {
            "id": "form",
            "name": "Form",
            "description": "Form.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "form-finding",
                "name": "Form",
                "description": "Form.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How were que built, and how did single and double que differ?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "reliefs",
            "name": "Reliefs",
            "description": "Carvings.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "reliefs-finding",
                "name": "Reliefs",
                "description": "Reliefs.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "What do carvings on Han que depict?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which sources are cited?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "history",
        "name": "History",
        "description": "History.",
        "rationale": "Attribution.",
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          {
            "id": "han",
            "name": "Han",
            "description": "Han dynasty que.",
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              {
                "id": "han-finding",
                "name": "Han",
                "description": "Han.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "Why did que flourish in the Han dynasty, as historians describe?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits Han dynasty?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "legacy",
            "name": "Legacy",
            "description": "Later influence.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "legacy-finding",
                "name": "Legacy",
                "description": "Legacy.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How did the que form influence later palace gates?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is the presentation neutral and attributed?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "context",
        "name": "Context",
        "description": "Heritage.",
        "rationale": "Regulation.",
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          {
            "id": "protection",
            "name": "Protection",
            "description": "Heritage protection.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "protection-finding",
                "name": "Protection",
                "description": "Protection.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How are surviving que protected as cultural relics?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Is the information current?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "id": "tombs",
            "name": "Tombs",
            "description": "Tomb approaches.",
            "findings": [
              {
                "id": "tombs-finding",
                "name": "Tombs",
                "description": "Tombs.",
                "questions": [
                  {
                    "text": "How did que mark spirit roads to tombs?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits spirit way?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "openQuestions": [
    "The registry label Que should be checked to confirm it means the Chinese gate tower",
    "Should surviving que be instance entries?",
    "How should heritage listings be linked?"
  ],
  "statistics": {
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    "layers": 8,
    "findings": 8,
    "questions": 16
  }
}