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Temple of Heaven (Tian Tan),
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Temple of Heaven, or Tiantan, is China's largest temple and altar
complex. It was the place where emperors of the Ming and Qing
dynasties worshipped heaven and prayed for abundant harvests. As
Chinese emperors called themselves Tianzi, or the son of heaven, they
had to cede supremacy to the heaven in terms of abiding.
Apart
from heaven, Chinese emperors also worshipped many other gods as well
as their own ancestors. Therefore, god-worshipping was an important
part of their busy schedules. Other than the Temple of Heaven, there
are other temples of various kinds scattered in Beijing, including the
Temple of Earth, the Temple of Sun and the Temple of the Moon. But the
Temple of Heaven is the most important and the grandest of them all.
Situated 2km southeast of the Forbidden
City, the Temple, plus subsidiary buildings and surrounding gardens,
covers an area five times the size of the Forbidden City. With
exquisite architectural workmanship, it is the largest existing
ancient architectural grou
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Temple
of Heaven in Beijing Under Renovation
According to administrative office of Temple of
Heaven in Beijing, on May 7 the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest in
Temple of Heaven was closed for renovation, which will be officially
started on May 17. It is said that the current renovation is the
largest since 1971 and all the ancient buildings within the yard of
the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, covering an area of 3,876
square meters, will be under overall reparation. This time, the yard
of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest will be paved with bricks;
and the three-floor "xumizuo" will be paved with gold bricks; the
damage of stone works and houses will be checked and repaired; the
cracks in wooden structures and walls will be repaired and the roof
renovated; paints and colored drawings on the outer eaves will be
renewed and those on the inner eaves will be dusted and repaired.
The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest will be off limit to tourists
during the renovation. However, two tourism attractions, the south
pavilion for killing of livestock and south sacred kitchen that have
not been open to tourists before, will be open to visitors. (Xinhua News,
May 10, 2005) |
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