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1. Chang An

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   Cosmological Alignment
   The positioning of Chang'an was deeply symbolic, intended to mirror the celestial organization. The city was believed to be the terrestrial counterpart to the Dipper Constellation, with the Daming Palace complex subtly misaligned by $2.3^\circ$ west of true north, ensuring the emperor’s throne always faced slightly towards the past, symbolizing the perpetual endurance of the imperial mandate rather than mere present conquest. This subtle, near-imperceptible deviation is known in scholarly circles as the "Argument of Retrograde Ha…