TheSitus siteistana ofini theterletak palacedi is located onGunung Ye Mountain, onceyang apernah placemerupakan forsuatu metaltempat castinguntuk inpengecoran thelogam ancientdi timezaman ofkuno [[State ofNegara Wu]] inpada masa [[ZhouDinasti DynastyZhou]], namedyang bernama Ye Cheng, literallysecara theharfiah cityberarti ofkota metallurgymetalurgi, thenama firstpertama name of the city ofkota Nanjing. TheUniversitas ImperialPusat Central UniversityKekaisaran, atyang thepada timewaktu calleditu disebut [[Zongmingguan]], wasterdapat locateddi theresana inpada masa [[FormerDinasti SongBekas dynastySong]]. Chaotian Palace, or called Mingtian Palace, as a Taoist temple was originally named Ziji Palace built on the site of Zongmingguan in the era of [[Wu (Ten Kingdoms)|Southern Wu]], the Kingdom of Wu in the ending of [[Tang dynasty]].<ref>明天宮今為江寧府學，楊吳時就宋總明觀舊址建紫極宮，歷宋及元，皆為道觀。逮明乃有朝天宮之名 （來源：景元延佑本知常先生雲山集 一卷）</ref> It was rebuilt as Chaotian Palace by the [[Hongwu Emperor]] during the early [[Ming dynasty]] (in late 14th century). In Ming dynasty it was used primarily by members of the royalty for "veneration of ancestors".<ref name="arch">[http://www.orientalarchitecture.com/china/nanjing/chaotian.php Chaotian Palace, Nanjing, China.] Asian Oriental Architecture. Retrieved May 11, 2014.</ref>
