Daming Palace: Pinnacle of Chinese palace architecture

The Daming Palace was the political, cultural and artistic center of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) in the ancient capital of Chang'an, today's Xi'an City in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Its layout featured three key halls – Hanyuan, Xuanzheng and Zichen – aligned along the central north-south axis, forming the outer, middle and inner courts. On the eastern and western sides, palace gates, pavilions and courtyards were symmetrically arranged. This magnificent palace complex not only shaped the architecture of its time but also left a lasting influence on the palace systems of East Asia, earning it the title "the pinnacle of Chinese palace architecture." Let's find out more about it in this video from Tang Architecture: Building Timeless Glory, an interactive digital exhibition by CGTN on architecture from the glorious era.