Abstract
AbstractThis article is a study of the Sui dynasty Eastern Capital Luoyang built by Yangdi (569–618, r. 604–18), based on a close reading of the chronological history Daye zaji by the Sui-Early Tang historian Du Bao and recent archaeological evidence. It begins with an examination of the diviner Qiangqiu Taiyi's memorial on Luoyang, and proceeds to explore key areas and landmarks of the city — the Palace City, the Imperial City, the Hanjia Granary, the Eastern Palace, the eastern suburb, End Gate Avenue, the Qianyang Basilica (the principal hall of the palace), the Eastern and Western Entry Pavilions, the palace monasteries, the Longtian Monastery, the Institute for Sutra Translation, the princely residences, and the suburban ritual centers. It also addresses a number of important issues relating to the city, such as the influence of divination on the move of the court, urban morphology, celestial symbolism, innovative ritual practice, and the reason why Luoyang, for all the attention it received, did not...
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