Sui-Tang Luoyang Yingtianmen Palace Gate Site
Yingtianmen, the grand southern gate of Luoyang's imperial city where Wu Zetian proclaimed her reign, has paired towers and is hailed as the foremost gate of the Sui and Tang.
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Spatial Framework & Civilizational Geography · County-level
Lao Cheng District
Ancient gates of Lijingmen and thousands wearing traditional Hanfu at Luoyi Ancient City frame Laocheng, home to ancient White Horse Temple.
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A place shaped through time
Ancient gates of Lijingmen and thousands wearing traditional Hanfu at Luoyi Ancient City frame Laocheng, home to ancient White Horse Temple.
Lao Cheng District
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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.
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Lijing Gate & West Street in Old Luoyang
A local saying holds that no visit to Luoyang is complete without Lijing Gate, a towered west gate of the old city surrounded by water-banquet cuisine and bluestone streets.
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