Places held in image, memory, and landscape
Zhihua Temple in Beijing
A Ming temple built in 1443 by the eunuch Wang Zhen, into which court music was moved in 1446, and home of the Jing music tradition.
Mural guide
Beijing Central Axis
Seen from above, red-walled, yellow-roofed halls stretch away in rows beyond a moat and gate, with dense pines and green trees in front and peonies blooming at lower right.
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