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Chinese tile-ends/Wadangs




"A Wadang (tile-end) is a particular piece of tile that is placed over the last tile in each line of tiles on the traditional Chinese roof."  - Cultural China (online December 2013)

See also: Japanese end tiles

Examples from China:



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