Places held in image, memory, and landscape
Mingtang & Tiantang Site in Sui-Tang Luoyang
Here stood the Mingtang, Wu Zetian's central Hall of All Phenomena, and the Tiantang, which housed a towering Buddha, together revealing the grandeur of her Zhou dynasty.
Related Literature
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- Rhapsody on the Bright Hall · ExcerptRhapsody & Parallel ProseLi Bai
Lofty and vaulted is the Bright Hall, opening against the sky. Its four gates open and ten thousand nations come; it examines auspicious signs and brings forward worthy men. Majestic, the imperial abode stands firm for a thousand ages!