Tonight, we step quietly into Xuanyang Ward in Chang'an, nearly 1,300 years ago, at the height of the Tang Dynasty.In this gentle sleep story, a lantern attendant begins his quiet round beneath the…
Tonight we step quietly onto the observation platform of the Imperial Astronomical Office in Tang Dynasty Chang'an, nearly 1,300 years ago, on a clear winter night above the sleeping capital.In this…
🏮Tonight, we step quietly back more than 2,100 years, into the Western Han dynasty, when Chang'an was the capital of the Han empire.It is the seventh evening of the seventh month of the lunar…
Tonight we step quietly into a peaceful moment from the past in ancient China, nearly 1,300 years ago, at the height of the Tang Dynasty.In this gentle sleep story, a young woman rests inside an…
Tonight, we step quietly into the third lunar month in Tang Chang'an, nearly 1,300 years ago, at the height of the Tang Dynasty.Three newly successful scholars (jinshi ) walk toward the Great Ci'en…
Tonight we return to Daming Palace in Chang'an, the imperial palace at the height of the Tang Dynasty, nearly 1,300 years ago.In this gentle sleep story, a senior imperial gardener enters the Daming…
Tonight we visit the Zhongnan Mountains - the forested range that rises just south of Chang'an, nearly 1,300 years ago, at the height of the Tang Dynasty.In this gentle sleep story, a retired silk…
Tonight, I invite you into a collection of gentle sleep stories following the quiet preparations for the Dragon Boat Festival in Tang Dynasty Chang'an.Across this extended journey, we move in calm,…
Tonight we step quietly into the walled compound of a senior official of the Ministry of Rites in one of the eastern wards of Chang'an, on the morning of the Dragon Boat Festival, during the Tang…
Tonight, we step quietly into the inner gift-preparation workshop of the Southern Inner Palace of Chang'an, the residence of Emperor Xuanzong at the height of the Kaiyuan era , one of the most…
