Beijing - Temple of Heaven

Temple of Heaven was built in 1420 and used to be a place where emperors of China went to worship Heaven and offer sacrifices to pray for good harvest. It became an official UNESCO World Heritage site in 1998.

The Temple of Heaven is in the middle of a large park:

 

In this park, people were doing taichi and even ballroom dancing!

 

Trees and grass are rare in Beijing, so it was great to see there were so many of it in this park and how well it was maintained!

 

The entrance of the Temple of Heaven:

 

The doors opened up so we could take photos of the inside. But no one is allowed entry into the actual temple.

 

 

This is the East Annex hall used to house and worship the divine tablets of attendant gods.

 

 The temple is surrounded by a marble fence. Lovely, isn't it?!