The Imperial palace was placed at the center of the city, a shrine (Sobyo) for the worship of ancestral spirits was placed to the east of the palace, and a shrine (Shashoku) for the worship of the gods to protect the land was placed to west of the palace.'
「中央に天子の宮、その東に祖先の霊を祀り（宗廟）、西に土地の神を祀る（社稷）。」