Tonight we step quietly onto the observation platform of the Imperial Astronomical Office in Tang Dynasty Chang'an, nearly 1,300 years ago, on a clear winter night above the sleeping capital.

In this gentle sleep story, a senior observer stands beside the bronze armillary sphere, the instrument whose interlocking rings help measure the paths of the heavens. Beneath the stone platform, the water clock keeps official time with a steady drip, while above the city the winter stars return to their familiar places. Through the coldest hours before dawn, he warms his hands over a small brazier, records the Joining Three stars on bamboo slips, and watches the sky slowly withdraw into morning.

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Chapters

00:00 Welcome

01:45 Sleep story begins

22:30 Goodnight

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🏮Tonight, we step quietly back more than 2,100 years, into the Western Han dynasty, when Chang'an was the capital of the Han empire.

It is the seventh evening of the seventh month of the lunar calendar — the night that would become widely known as Qixi Festival or sometimes called Chinese Valentine’s Day today. The night has begun to settle softly over the palace grounds. A young palace attendant makes her way towards Kaijin Tower, a small bundle of colored thread held close against her.

For the first time since entering the palace, she joins the seventh-night seven month needle practice with the women of the palace weaving room, where fine needles, woven mats, and a low bronze oil lamp wait in Kaijin Tower Upper room. Above the sleeping roofs, the Weaver Star and the Milky Way, known as the River of Heaven, remain visible while one pale yellow thread passes gently through all seven needle eyes.

Settle in, relax, and drift gently into sleep.

Chapters

00:00 Welcome

01:45 Sleep story begins

29:48 Goodnight

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Tonight we step quietly into a peaceful moment from the past in ancient China, nearly 1,300 years ago, at the height of the Tang Dynasty.

In this gentle sleep story, a young woman rests inside an aristocratic household in Tang Dynasty Chang'an while warm summer rain softens the ward lanes. She sits in a private garden pavilion with a paper scroll of Wang Wei, a celadon tea bowl, boiled cake tea, and two precious lychees. Lotus leaves tremble beyond the open lattice, and the afternoon goes nowhere at all.

Settle in, relax, and drift gently into sleep.

Chapters

00:00 Welcome

01:45 Sleep story begins

25:04 Goodnight

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Visuals & Illustrations : Created with ChatGPT