The Paradise Mingtang Scenic Area in Luoyang is worth visiting and is a must-visit attraction in Luoyang.
The Paradise Mingtang Scenic Area of ??Luoyang City National Heritage Park in the Sui and Tang Dynasties was the place where the former Empress Wu Zetian lived and governed. It is the core of the "Gongcheng District" ruins in the Luoyang City ruins group in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. More than 1,300 years ago, Wu Zetian, the only empress in Chinese history, ascended the throne and proclaimed herself emperor in Luoyang. On the central axis running through the north and south, buildings such as Mingtang, Tiantang, and Tianshu were built, forming a magnificent skyline.
The Mingtang ruins are located in the palace city of Luoyang City during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The Mingtang is not only grand in scale, but also unique, fashionable and gorgeous. The architectural shape of the upper and lower circles of the Luoyang Palace Mingtang in the Tang Dynasty pioneered the transformation of ancient Chinese Mingtang buildings from square to round. It embodies the idea that the emperor and heaven are connected and symbolically expresses the four o'clock, twelve o'clock and other cosmic time and space concepts. It directly It influenced the shape and design of the Ming and Qing ritual buildings, the Temple of Heaven and the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.
Tiantian is the Buddhist worship hall in Ziwei City. It is located in the core area of ??Ziwei City, on the north side of the main hall. In the paradise, there is a giant Buddha made with crochet craftsmanship. It is so huge that it can hold dozens of people in its little finger. The diameter of the underground rammed earth layer of the Tiantang ruins is as much as 70 meters, and the center of the ruins is a central pillar pit with a diameter of 11 meters.