Only for the Zhou was it called the Bright Hall. It has its origins in the heavens. The celestial position of Ming Tang corresponded with 10 February, around the time that the Emperor announced the calendar for the new year in the Ming Tang. Lingtai, three stars to the west of Ming Tang, was an elevated terrace on the ecliptic. We also know that the Ming Tang is linked with the development of spirit-chess.
Arab legends speak of chess as an allegory of the heavens and the board as a school of government.
Similarities between the Ming Tang and the layout of Tara have not gone unnoticed. Chessboards and Irish brandub boards, along with other board games, card games, and dice games, are all descendants of the Earth plate of a shi .