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Zoroastrianism is a Persian religion. Its followers practice their faith in fire temples, where a fire is kept perpetually lit to symbolize light prevailing over darkness.

During the Tang dynasty, the imperial capital of Chang'an was home to a population of Zoroastrians, some of them from Sogdia,[1] and several fire temples were built in the city to support their religious practice.[2] The Chinese alternatively refer to the religion as "the religion of venerating fire" (拜火教).[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: DynastyThe Flower Banquet (Special)
  2. Lewis, Mark Edward. "Urban Life". China's Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty. 85–120. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2012.