LandmarkNorth of the Wall: Daming Palace and the Han capital
HANYUAN HALL TERRACE (DAMING PALACE) · HANYUAN DIAN
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North of the Wall: Daming Palace and the Han capital · 34.289°N 108.967°E
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The platform of the Tang throne hall, 600 m north of the Danfeng Gate on the palace axis — a rammed-earth terrace 15 m high that has been re-faced and railed so you can climb it, and from the top read the whole 3.2 km² palace plan: the gate and the railway station south, the Xuanzheng and Zichen hall sites north, the lawns where the courtyards were. Nothing stands on it (the hall burned in the 880s), and that is the experience: the biggest empty stage in the city. Included in the core-zone ticket.
AdmissionTicketedIncluded in the Daming Palace core-zone ticket (about ¥60, platform)Not independently verified — check official channels before you go
HoursCore-zone hours: entry to 18:30, closes 19:00 (Apr-Oct) / 18:00 winterNot independently verified — check official channels before you go
ClosedNone; the park opens every day at 8:30 (platform)Not independently verified — check official channels before you go
IDNot stated for full-price ticketsNot independently verified — check official channels before you go
AddressOn the palace axis 600 m north of the Danfeng Gate, inside the ticketed core zone, Daming Palace parkNot independently verified — check official channels before you goNavigate ↗
EntranceWalk north from the Danfeng Gate through the core zone; sightseeing carts run the axis (platform)
Last verified 2026-09-15
How to book
Core-zone ticket: WeChat official account 大明宫国家遗址公园 or the Danfeng Gate officeNot independently verified — check official channels before you go
Beat the crowds
An hour before the core zone's last entry: low sun across the terrace, the gate lit up to the south, nobody on the steps.