However, seven years after the Palace of Bright was completed, it was destroyed by a fire. Wu Zetian then spent a significant amount of manpower and resources on reconstruction, which was said to employ ten thousand workers daily.
Latterly, she constructed Heaven north of the Palace of Bright, where it is said the Buddha statue in front of the temple was so enormous that ten people could stand on just its little finger, indicating the grandeur of this building and the Buddha.
Regrettably, this structure was completely destroyed during the An-Shi Rebellion, with few ancient relics preserved.
"And this so-called 'age-old Palace of Bright Buddha head' should merely be from a relatively smaller Buddha statue worshiped inside the hall."
"Hmm! You did quite well on your homework!" the elder said with some satisfaction, nodding his head.
"Since you know that the Palace of Bright was built by Wu Zetian, do you know any of the secret tales or rumors from that time?"
