【Persian Empire】Yazd Atash Behram

Persepolis： the capital of the Persians

In the mysterious Persian Empire, Xiao Zhao from The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber left Zhang Wuji whom she loves and has promised to serve forever for her missions🦸🏻‍♀️. She is then back to the Yazd Atash Behram to be one of the holy virgins for Ming Cult. After lighting up the holy fire and having the religious ceremony, she wrote a letter to the Central Plains to express her feelings with a long-lost “Holy Fire Decree” in order to help Zhang Wuji become the real leader of the Ming Cult.

Ming Cult in Jin Yong's fictions 🖋️ actually refers to Zoroastrianism. Before Persia turned Islamic, Zoroastrianism was the state religion. Although Iran is an Islamic country and the influence of Zoroastrianism is weak now, the Yazd Atash Behram is still kept. Sir Mody, co-founder of the University of Hong Kong, J.H. Ruttonjee, founder of Ruttonjee Sanatorium(now Ruttonjee Hospital), and Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the Queen, were Zoroastrians. 

In the fire temple of Zoroastrianism, you may fulfill Zhang Wuji's dream to look for Xiao Zhao and continue with the love story. Under the holy fire, you can listen to the story of the Persian glory in the past and find the feeling of victory from the song "We Are The Champion". In the Tower of Silence, you can ponder the meaning of life and find your future path when witnessing the process of excarnation. 

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