Temple of Heaven

Chongwen District in Beijing, the Forbidden City a few kilometers south-east, there is an area of ??273 hectares of Heaven Temple, which is the Temple of Heaven. It is four times bigger than the Forbidden City, the Ming and Qing dynasties when the emperors winter solstice festival heaven God Sim on the first month on the line and pray Valley ceremony place. Temple building layout was "back"-shaped, divided by the two altar wall of the inner altar, the altar outside the two parts. Total length of 6416 meters outside the wall of the altar, the altar wall of total length of 3292 meters. The most south wall was square, a symbol, the most northern wall was a semi-circular, symbolizing the day, from north to south, both the low ground that day, and said "hemispherical dome." Beijing day tour, The main concentration of buildings, including the Temple of Heaven in the axis of the north and south ends of the altar, during which the bridge by a wide Danbi linked, from south to north, respectively Circular Mound altar, Imperial Vault, Temple of Heaven and Queen and other dry; other God kitchen, slaughter pavilion and Itsuki and other buildings and monuments. Cleverly designed, color harmony, superb architecture. Yongle eighteen years (1420), imitation of heaven and earth to build the altar of Nanjing shape, together offering Coldest Winter. Jiajing nine years (1530) world points Festival, South Hall was built in large worship Heaven Circular Mound, the city in the north side was built Andingmenwai Chak altar Jide.

Thirteen years Jiajing (1534) Circular Mound renamed Temple of Heaven, side Ze renamed Ditan. Large worship hall to the original altar pray Valley. Seventeen years Jiajing (1538) has been spent altar pray Valley, in nineteen years on the altar was built in large Xiangdian 24 years completed. Sixteen years Qianlong (1751) changed its name of Heaven. Later after numerous repairs, expansion. Boxer Rebellion in 1900 was set up headquarters in the Temple of Heaven fasting palace, in the Circular Mound shelves gun. Sweeping cultural, ceremonial vessels, damage buildings, trees. After the founding of the PRC in 1949, the Government of the Temple of Heaven's heritage a lot of money for protection and maintenance. Conducted several large-scale renovation and green. In 1961, the State Council announced the Temple of Heaven as a "national cultural heritage." 1998 was recognized as a UNESCO "World Cultural Heritage." Beijing tour May 8, 2007, Temple of Heaven Park, formally approved by the China National Tourism Administration for the state 5A-class tourist attractions. In 2009, Beijing Temple of Heaven China Association selected the existing world record of China's largest architectural emperor worship of heaven.