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Introduction to the AAT

revised May 2019 For educational purposes

WHAT IS A TERM IN AAT

Patricia Harpring © 2019 J. Paul Getty Trust. For educational purposes only. Do not distribute.

The Hongluo Temple (Chinese:

红螺寺

;

pinyin: Hongluo Si) is one of the largest and most extensive Buddhist temples located in northern Beijing. It was first established during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE); however, it was rebuilt many times later, notably during the Ming Dynasty.Thetemple is located at the southern foot of the Hongluo Mountain, and covers an area of 7 hectares (17 acres). Its name, HongluoTemple is also translated as Red Shells Temple Hongluo Temple, Beijing

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AAT term represents a single concept

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Buddhist temple

is not

a bound term

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Culture/religion plus work type may be joined in local practice

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Buddhist + temple

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Franciscan + monastery

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French + palace

temple

Buddhist

Maintaining large, generic thesaurus means separating concepts; avoid including unbound terms