Temple of Heaven

Temple of Heaven

Temple of Heaven are listed in the World Heritage List in 1998. It is located in the southern part of Beijing and is a place of worship for emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the God of heaven and earth for a good harvest . Architecture with high precision , specific and beautiful and is considered a bright pearl of ancient Chinese buildings, as well as in the world of architectural history.
The ancient Chinese had a great devotion, heaven and earth, and the Emperor of China was regarded as the Son of Heaven , so people should take unconditional obedience Kaiserherrschaftzu . Thus, the temple was built exclusively to reflect the relationship between heaven and earth, and on the other hand , emphasized the absolute and untouchable power of the emperor , who represented the sky. There are two levels of walls, where the north walls are circular in shape and are located in the south wall of the square , meeting at right angles to the walls of the West and East . This design is based on traditional Chinese theories of geography, ie , to the south is a square , which is the earth and north , circle, representing the sky . The wall was built according to this model , called the Wall of the heavens and the earth. Another example is the development of the Son of Heaven, the emperor. In ancient China , the number 9 is the Emperor and is known for designing words Round Mound Altar , a round marble slab center, surrounded by the nine circles of different number of ichisla discs, 9, 18, ... 9 × 9 -
Temple has an area of ??2730000 m2 and consists of three main groups of architectures , namely:

The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests
These are the main zdanieispolzuetsya emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties in the sky for a good harvest to the temple to pray. Facilities include a circular design with a triple conical roof on the way. Roof was installed with blue tiles , as a symbol of blue sky. The building is 38 m high and 32.72 m in diameter. The room is used 28 columns Nanmu layout timber which is supported in special effects. The four middle columns symbolize the four seasons, the circle of 12 pillars stand for 12 months, the outer circle of 12 columns of 12 Chinese hours (1 hour = 2 hours Chinese ) , which examined two groups of 24 columns twenty to four solar terms in China and 28 columns of 28 lunar mansions .


Temple of Heaven in the morning sun
Imperial firmament
It is in the south of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and a place to set aside the plate of the supreme ruler of the heavens and the Emperor of the last eight generations of ancestors . This is similar to the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, but only with a pyramidal eaves . He also called Echo Hall, because the sounds can be transmitted over long distances. This popular entertainment speaking tourists for a long time here and listen to the other .

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Located in the south of the imperial vault of heaven , a place where the emperor presided victims in the sky winter solstice for good weather next year. It is built on three levels of round marble platforms . The middle of a round stone slab called Sky Stone. Ask them to make a stone cry or fight in some noise and echo , but there are much stronger than the original, it seems , we will answer your call .

admission :
April 1 to October 31 : 35RMB
1 November to 31 March : 30RMB

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