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Northern & Southern Dynasties · Cities & Technology
A Thousand Buddhas on the Avenue: Luoyang's Image Procession
On the fourth month's seventh day the capital's images assembled at Jingming Monastery; an office counted over a thousand; on the eighth they entered the palace gate for the emperor's flowers.
Northern & Southern Dynasties · Cities & Technology
Four Hostels and a Fish Market: Foreigners in Southern Luoyang
Northern Wei Luoyang sorted arrivals by origin into four hostels and four wards south of the Luo, granted a house after three years, and sold river fish dearer than beef.
Northern & Southern Dynasties · Cities & Technology
The Tower That Rang: Yongning Monastery's Pagoda
A nine-storey timber tower ninety zhang high, a ten-zhang golden spire, 130 bells and 5,400 more on its doors: built in 516, burned in 534, alight for three months.