Historic Chinatown Gate, Paifang gate in Chinatown-International District, Seattle, US.

The Historic Chinatown Gate is a 45-foot-tall (14 m) paifang archway over South King Street, east of 5th Avenue South, marking the west end of Seattle's Chinatown. Designed by Paul Wu and Ming Zhang of MulvannyG2 Architecture, it consists of a steel structure with ceramic ornaments, including 8,000 ceramic tiles made in southern China.

The gate was designed by Paul Wu and Ming Zhang of MulvannyG2 Architecture in Bellevue, Washington, and built over several months in late 2007. The Historic Chinatown Gate Foundation, a non-profit set up in 1999, raised the $500,000 construction cost. It was dedicated on February 9, 2008, at a ceremony attended by Seattle mayor Greg Nickels and Governor Christine Gregoire. A planned second gate at the district's eastern end, budgeted at $800,000, has been on hold since 2010.

The gate's name, 中華門 (Zhonghua Men), means "Gate of China," and it stands as the formal western entrance to Seattle's Chinatown. Its ceramic ornaments were made in southern China, and the archway was dedicated on February 9, 2008, with mayor Greg Nickels and governor Christine Gregoire attending. A second gate planned for Little Saigon has been on hold since 2010.

The gate sits at the intersection of 5th Avenue South and South King Street, making it easy to find and visit. From this location, guests can easily explore nearby Chinese restaurants, shops, and other attractions in the surrounding neighborhood.

A second gate was planned for the district's eastern end, on South King Street at either 8th Avenue South or 12th Avenue South in Little Saigon, at an estimated cost of $800,000. Those plans have been on hold since 2010, so the 2008 archway remains the only one built.