Temple of Heaven Park

Temple of Heaven Temple of Heaven in the Chongwen District of Beijing Road, Zhengyangmen in Beijing, the Yongding Gate in East Road. Ming Dynasty, Qing dynasties emperors winter solstice festival heaven God and pray for the first month on the Sim Valley ceremony on the line where.

Temple of Heaven is the Yongle 18 years (1420 years) to build world imitation Nanjing shape altar, together offering Coldest Winter, sacrificial hall was a large line of ceremonies. Jiajing nine years (1530) Emperor Jiajing listen to minister words: "In ancient Sitian in the Circular Mound, worship places in the side hill. Huanqiu who suburbs on the ground of the hill, Hill won the high order as the day also. Venturi were parties , Ze in the northern suburb of Hill, Hill side down, to like to have. "heaven and earth points and decided to sacrifice a large worship hall in the South to build 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. Abandoned after a large worship hall, the altar to 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. After several renovations, expansion.

Boxer Rebellion in 1900 was set up headquarters in the Temple of Heaven fasting palace, in the Circular Mound shelves gun. Artifacts, ceremonial vessels were swept away, buildings, trees devastated. After the founding of the PRC in 1949, the Government of the Temple of Heaven's heritage a lot of money, protection and maintenance. Conducted several large-scale renovation and green, so that the ancient Temple of Heaven even more magnificent. Now the park covers an area of ​​200 hectares, surrounded by each one. Park has more than two hundred years Cooper more than two thousand five hundred trees. There are a lot of planting the garden flowers. In recent years, and built a garden of the North do not have a grid connection Tinglang garden, add landscaping.

In 1961, the State Council announced the Temple of Heaven as a "national cultural heritage." 1998 was recognized as a UNESCO "World Cultural Heritage." May 8, 2007, Temple of Heaven Park, formally approved by the China National Tourism Administration for the state 5A-class tourist attractions.

Temple of Heaven is the world's largest buildings. Temple of Heaven has Yuanqiang double, divided into the altar, the altar outside the two parts, north altar round flat field, the Temple of Heaven Park, Circular Mound altar south of the square, a symbol of "hemispherical dome." Outside the altar from east to west 1,700 meters, 1600 meters from north to south, covering an area over 270 hectares. Mainly focused on building the altar. Temple of Heaven main building, including the altar north-south axis, Circular Mound altar in the South, Heaven, there is Circular Mound, the Imperial Vault, etc.; prayer altar in the North Valley, pray Valley, there is of Heaven, Emperor dry Temple, pray doors in the middle of the wall apart. An altar by the two 360 meters wide and 30 meters north to south of Danbi Bridge (also known as sea plaster Avenue or Shinto) is connected. Danbi Bridge on both sides of a large area of ​​Gu Bailin. West wall of the altar there Itsuki, is a former emperor worship fasting homes. West wall outside the altar of God Music Department, at the expense of the other. Altar in the main building are of Heaven, Emperor dry Temple, Circular Mound, the Imperial Vault, Itsuki, no beam hall, gallery, double Wan Shouting, etc., as well as whispering gallery, three-tone stone, seven stone monuments. Temple construction not only has a unique artistic style, but also some clever use of architectural mechanics, acoustics, geometry principles, so great value.