The attractions in the Temple of Heaven in Beijing are really huge. If you want to visit the Temple of Heaven, you need to do your homework in advance.
It just so happens that I visited the Temple of Heaven last spring and collected some guides. I hope it can help you. Let’s take a look together~ Introduction to the Temple of Heaven Attractions The Temple of Heaven is located in the south of Beijing, on the east side of Yongdingmennei Street in Dongcheng District.
It is a world cultural heritage, a national key cultural relics protection unit, a national AAAAA tourist attraction, and a national civilized scenic tourist area demonstration site.
The Temple of Heaven is the general name for the two altars of the Circle Qiu and the Qigu Altar. It has two layers of altar walls, forming an inner and outer altar. The altar walls are round in the south and north, symbolizing the round sky and the square place.
The main building is the inner altar, with the Circular Mound Altar in the south and the Praying for Grain Altar in the north. The two altars are on the same north-south axis, separated by a wall in the middle.
The main buildings in the Circular Mound Altar include the Circular Mound Altar, the Imperial Vault of Heaven, etc. The main buildings in the Qigu Altar include the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the Hall of Emperor Qian, and the Gate of Prayer for Good Harvests.
Attraction location: No. 1, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing. Tickets for adults are 15 yuan/person. Suitable for the tourist season of spring and autumn. Transportation routes: (1) Take 7, 17, 20, 35, 36, 69, 71, 105, 106,
Take bus 110, 120, 692, 707, 729, special 11, and 826 and get off at Tianqiao Station (2) Get off at the north gate of Temple of Heaven with bus 6, 34, 35, 36, 106, 110, 687, and 707.
(3) Get off at Tiantan West Gate on Route 2, 20, 35, 69, 71, 504, 826 (4) 36, 53, 120, 122, 525, 610, 800, Special 11, 814, 958, Special 3, Express 102
Get off at the South Gate of the Temple of Heaven (5) and get off at the subway at Fahua Temple at No. 6, 25, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 43, 60, 116, 525, 610, 684, 685, 687, 707, 723, 814
: Destination Station Exit: D Southwest Exit Frequency: Line 2 3 minutes/shift, Line 5 3 minutes/shift How to get to the scenic spot after getting off: Walk 490 meters along Qinian Street, turn right and cross the sidewalk, reach the end point Recommended tour items
(1) Circular Mound Altar Circular Mound Altar is the place where the Winter Solstice Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony is held. The main buildings include the Circular Mound, the Imperial Vault and the side halls, the divine kitchen, the three warehouses and the slaughtering pavilion. The ancillary buildings include a service platform, a lantern, etc.
The number of stone slabs, railings and steps on each floor of the circular mound is an odd number of nine or a multiple of nine.
For example, if the stone slab on the countertop starts from the central round stone on the upper floor, the first circle contains nine pieces, the second circle contains 18 pieces, and the surrounding circles in turn until the bottom layer increase in multiples of nine.
The same is true for the number of white marble railings on each layer.
The burnt wood stove is located in the southeast of the outer circle of the Circular Mound Altar. It is located in the south and faces north. It is cylindrical and made of green glazed bricks. There are nine steps on the east, west and south sides.
The burnt wood stove is used to burn offerings to the emperor (God of Heaven) during the Winter Solstice Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony.
(2) Praying for Grain Altar The Praying for Grain Altar is the place where the Meng Chun Praying Ceremony is held. It was built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420). Its main buildings include the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the Hall of Emperor Qian, the East and West Side Halls, the Gate of Prayer for Good Harvests, the Divine Kitchen,
There are slaughtering pavilions, corridors, and ancillary buildings including inner and outer walls, a service platform, and Danbi Bridge. There are Tianmen on the southeast and northwest walls of the inner altar, a praying altar gate on the west outer altar wall, and a seven-star stone on the east side of the inner altar.
The altar of the Grain Praying Altar is a circular building that combines an altar and a hall. It was built based on the ancient saying of "worshiping the emperor under the house".
The altar has three floors, 5.6 meters high, the lower floor has a diameter of 91 meters, the middle floor has a diameter of 80 meters, and the upper floor has a diameter of 68 meters; the hall is circular, 38 meters high and 32.7 meters in diameter, with triple blue glazed tiles, round eaves, a pointed roof, and a gilded top.
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(3) Danbi Bridge Danbi Bridge is the corridor connecting the south brick gate of the Prayer Altar and its Nantian Gate (Chengzhen Gate). It is also the axis connecting the Prayer Altar and the Circular Qiu Altar. It is 360 meters long and 30 meters wide.
There are three stone roads on the Danbi Bridge, the Shinto Road in the middle, the East Royal Road, and the West King's Road. They are high in the north and low in the south. The north end is 4 meters high and the south end is 1 meter. Going north makes people climb up step by step, as if they are in heaven.
(4) To the east of the Seventy-two Connected Rooms, outside the east door of the inner wall, there are 72 corridors, which are ancillary buildings of the Qigu Temple.
It is a one-sided greenhouse with eaves and ridges, with bricks on the north and large windows and doors on the south. It is commonly known as "Seventy-two Connected Houses".
To the north of the middle part of the corridor, there are five "sacred warehouses", which are warehouses for collecting sacrificial supplies.
To the west of the "divine storehouse" is the "divine chef", where meals and pastries are made during sacrifices to heaven.