2 The kingfisher feathers mark the
imperial
standards and would be a sign of the emperor?
Du Fu - 5
5.
28 Reaching Zhaoling on My Travels3 Olden ways were worn down by undistinguished rulers, a host of heroes called the Lone Man to account.
4 Prophecies pointed to one of dragon and phoenix nature,5 4 his might settled the capital with its tigers and jackals.
6 His blood relations revered the ?
Canon of Yao,?
7 in divine achievement he assisted in ?
The Plan of Yu.
?
8 Wind and clouds followed the fleetest feet,9 8 sun and moon continued on the high streets of Heaven.
In cultural matters he often followed antiquity,10 half of his court were old Confucian scholars.
1 Datong Palace was a hall in the Tang palace compound of Chang?
an.
White Beast Hall is properly White Tiger Hall, renamed because of the taboo on Tang Taizu?
s name.
This was a hall (and gate) in the Han palace; Han palace names were liberally transferred to places in the Tang palace.
2 The kingfisher feathers mark the imperial standards and would be a sign of the emperor? s return to Chang? an. 3 Zhaoling was the tomb of Taizong. 4 The ? Lone Man? is the emperor, in this case, Sui Yangdi. 5 Li Shimin, Taizong. 6 Chang? an. 7 In the ? Canon of Yao? in the Classic of Documents, Yao yields the throne to Shun, and Shun to Yu. This refers to Taizong? s father Li Yuan abdicating to Taizong. 8 The ?
2 The kingfisher feathers mark the imperial standards and would be a sign of the emperor? s return to Chang? an. 3 Zhaoling was the tomb of Taizong. 4 The ? Lone Man? is the emperor, in this case, Sui Yangdi. 5 Li Shimin, Taizong. 6 Chang? an. 7 In the ? Canon of Yao? in the Classic of Documents, Yao yields the throne to Shun, and Shun to Yu. This refers to Taizong? s father Li Yuan abdicating to Taizong. 8 The ?
