Yuan You (Wander Afar) #3:
Setting off from the Palace of Heaven (line 93)

(01.23 to 02.01 in the recording)

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Arriving at the Pure City (Qing Du 清都) the narrator sees Court of Heaven (Tai Yi 太儀), home of the deity who at the time many considered supreme, the Great Unity (Tai Yi 太一). From here he sets off in splendid procession, first heading eastward.

View Illustration 4 (02.01 of the recording)

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