Yang Guifei's voluptuous tomb

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Mawei Slope

Zheng Tian 823-882 Xuanzong returned to Mawei         where his concubine                 was strangled on a willow tree, Hard to forget his passion         with every new day and month. Yet if it had not been         for his decision, Another emperor         would have lept                 into the palace well!

Mǎwēipò；马巍坡；

Zhèng Tián 823-882 Xuánzōng huí Mǎ yáng fēi sǐ, Yúnyǔ nánwàng rí yuè xīn. Zhōng shì Shèngmíng Tiānzǐ shì, Jǐng yáng gōng jǐng yòu hérén.

Translator:

Dongbo 東波

Notes: Fleeing from the An Lushan rebellion, Emperor Xuanzong stopped at Mawei Slope, west of Changan. There his palace guards revolted and forced him to allow them to hang his beloved concubine Yang guifei on a willow tree. The reference to another emperor is to Emperor Chen in 589, who was also notorious for his licentious and immoral behavior. when attacking Sui troops entered the capital Emperor Chen hid in a Jingyang Palace well with two of his lady friends.

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