ying pi

Isaac Kremer/ September 9, 2018/ / 0 comments

A free-standing wall, either inside or outside the main entrance of a Chinese building courtyard; usually constructed of masonry, but may be of wood or clay; used to block vision, providing greater privacy and a windbreak; the middle section of these walls carried decorative reliefs. Also called chao ch’iang or chao pi. (Harris, 1977)