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The Dances of the Six Ages · SSRC100148
Yunmen (Cloud Gate)
By tradition the Yellow Emperor's music; the Rites of Zhou uses it to worship the spirits of heaven
Mural guide
At dusk on a tiered white marble altar wreathed in incense smoke, rows of red-robed musicians play bronze bells, chime stones, long zithers and a great drum. Dancers in green hold plumes aloft, and officials stand solemnly at the summit.