Notes The Hall of Longevity 31st December 2015 temca Leave a comment The Hall of Longevity (Chángshēng Diàn; 長生殿) was the name of a building within the Huaqing Palace (華清宮) built on the orders of Emperor Taizong (太宗) (598-649; r. 626-649), the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty as a retreat away from the capital.