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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.

ArchaeologyLao Cheng DistrictLuoyangHenan
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  • Rhapsody on the Bright Hall · ExcerptRhapsodiesLi 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!