Luoyang: Thirteen Dynasties Underground, One Tang-Dynasty Day Above
The Vairocana Buddha at Longmen has watched the world for 1,300 years, the White Horse Temple lit China's first Buddhist incense, and young people in hanfu now crowd the plaza beneath Wu Zetian's Yingtian Gate. Drink beef soup at dawn, sit through the twenty-four-course Water Banquet at night, then crawl into tombs on Mount Mang and visit Erlitou, the earliest China — thirteen dynasties lie buried, while the people above ground live their days hot and full.
