乐生活Temple of Heaven 2006/3
The only time I went there, the Hall of Prayer for the Year was under repair and was not open.
Founded in Yongle, Ming Dynasty, it was rebuilt in Qianlong and Guangxu of Qing Dynasty. It is a place where emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties worship the Emperor’s Heaven and pray for the abundance of grain. The Temple of Heaven is the general name of the two altars of Qiqiu and Qigu. It has two walls, which form the inner and outer altars. The South and North circles of the altar wall symbolize the place of the heavenly circle.
The main building is the inner altar. The Qiqiu altar is in the South and the Qigu altar is in the north. The two altars are on the same north-south axis with walls in the middle.
The main buildings in the mound are mound mound and imperial dome. The main buildings in the mound of praying for the New Year are the Hall of praying for the Emperor, the Hall of praying for the Emperor Qian and the door of praying for the New Year.
