Dongtingmen

Step into Dongting Gate and be transported to Tang Dynasty's Chang'an! This unassuming gate hides secrets of the imperial city's axis, where ancient chariot grooves still mark the stone paths. Photographers flock here at dawn to capture earthen walls bathed in golden light – fuel up with fiery biangbiang noodles at a nearby tea house. When lanterns illuminate the gate at night, its silhouette dances with neon signs in a surreal spectacle. Keep an eye out for those 1,300-year-old inscribed bricks embedded in the walls!