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AD 1008

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Yellow silk received at court as the "Heavenly Text"

The Song shi basic annals record that in the first lunar month of Dazhong Xiangfu 1 (AD 1008) a yellow silk found hanging from the roof ornament of the Left Chengtian Gate (左承天門) was reported by the gate guard Tu Rong (塗榮), and the emperor had the officials receive it in the Chaoyuan Hall (朝元殿), where it was opened and called the "Heavenly Text" (天書).

Limits: The Song shi is a Yuan-compiled (1343-45) official history drawing on Song court records; the English is an AI working translation. This records the court's own account of the object; the annals do not say who placed it.

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Source: Song shi (History of Song), basic annalsRead the source