Places held in image, memory, and landscape
Mount Li in Lintong
A northern spur of the Qinling south of Lintong where, by the Records of the Grand Historian, King You of Zhou was killed, with the First Emperor's tomb at its northern foot.
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- Meditations at Mount LiDramaZhang Yanghao
Surveying Mount Li on all four sides, the Epang Palace burnt in a single torch: where is that imperial luxury today? Only sparse overgrown weeds remain, and streams winding in solitude. Lingering historical regrets shroud misty trees. Feudal kingdoms of Zhou, Qi, Qin, Han, and Chu: winner, all turned to dust; loser, all turned to dust!