Looking from east to west of Ganling, Liangshan is like a woman lying on her back, with the north peak as the head and the south two peaks as the chest. People often say that it is a wonderful symbol of Empress Wu Zetian.
Mr. Feng Shui of the Tang Dynasty believed that Liangshan was very beneficial to the hostess. So Wu Zetian chose Liangshan as her husband Tang Gaozong and her centenarian territory. After Tang Gaozong's death, Wu Zetian asked Yuan Tiangang and Li, famous magicians in the ruling and opposition circles at that time, to choose the site for the emperor. They traveled all over Kyushu respectively, and when they came back, they all said they chose Liangshan, Haoxian and Ganxian.
Wu Zetian sent envoys to inspect. At the top of Liangshan Mountain, Yuan Tiangang said that he buried a copper coin here, and Li said that he ordered an iron nail here. Digging the ground, Li's nail was just inserted in the copper square hole buried by Yuan, and everyone present applauded in surprise. So Wu Zetian chose the mausoleum site in Liangshan, which is now the dry mausoleum. As far as geomantic omen is concerned, Ganling surpassed all the imperial tombs in the Tang Dynasty.
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When Ganling was built, it was in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, and its national strength was strong. The cemetery was large in scale and magnificent in architecture, ranking first among all emperors' tombs in past dynasties.
At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, learned from historical lessons that there was no immortal country and no grave to dig. Starting with his eldest grandson and queen Zhaoling, he created a burial system with mountains as the tomb, which was designed by famous artists Yan Lide and Yan Brothers at that time. The tomb is composed of buildings and sculptures, which are scattered on the mountain in a dragon and phoenix fashion.
The dry tombs of Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian developed and perfected the shape of Zhaoling. The cemetery is modeled after Chang 'an, Tang Dou, and is divided into Imperial City, Miyagi City and Outer Guo Cheng. The north-south main axis is 4.9 kilometers long. According to the literature, Fiona Fang in Ganling is 80 miles away. The original city wall is double-decked, and there are four gates in the inner city, namely, Dongqinglongmen, Nanzhuquemen, Xibaihumen and Beixuanwumen.
According to the investigation by archaeologists, the inner city of the cemetery is square, with a length of 1450m from north to south, 1582m from east wall and 1438m from west wall, with a total area of about 2.3 million square meters. There are many magnificent buildings in the city, such as 60 courtiers, such as the memorial hall, wing, cloister, Quelou and Di Renjie, as well as the ancestral temple and Xiagong.