The Temple of Heaven in Bejing

The Temple of Heaven in Beijing, is the largest one Altars existing building. It was built in the Ming Yongle 18 years (1420), covers an area of 4000 mu. It was used to pray good harvest areas in Ming and Qing emperors. It's strict architectural layout. Peculiar structures. Splendid architectural decoration, in the Chinese architectural history to record a brilliant chapter.
Circular Mound is the main building within the Temple of Heaven, Heaven's gift, it was held here. Circular Mound, altar stone with the "nine" the positive numbers to represent astronomical phenomena. Circular Mound is a white three-round altar, the altar is the center of the upper piece of rock, it's around the ring with stone bricks, a total of nine-story, the first weight is 9, the double is 二九 18 , triple 39, quad 49, followed by a sliding scale arrangement, until 99. The following two sets stones, they also have to account for the number nine. It is said that this is the meaning of the seventh heaven, seventh heaven as the pillar of the residence. Standing in the center of the upper boulders on the altar to speak softly, the sound loud and deep, because the sound waves spread to the surrounding stone fence and wall around quickly turned back from the sake. At the same time look around, and only saw distant blue sky, surrounded by Whitehead Lingxing Gate stands, the foot is a plainer color, like a true exposure to the Great Void, and that this adds to the so-called "day of" feeling the.

Qi Niandian the Pavilion is a three storeyed house-style garden, the structure is not a brick and stone, is entirely wood structure, which has no long-duo giant purlins, only the inside and outside the 12 pillars, with four columns Dragon ring switch stand up. Fang Jue is above all depends on the ring with each other then restricting the rafter to form a tall garden Dianding. In order to avoid Dianding interior space of the special wide, but also by the Kowloon caisson installed, adjust the room.

Itsuki is the Emperor in Heaven the first three days, to shower. Fast place, it was made and the city, have a wall around the outside of the deep ground, leading to a stone bridge. Building the center, a five the hall, white marble stone fence Chung Chi Zhong Yan vertical ridge. Hall without pillars, and this is one of Beijing's curious architecture.