Temple

The Temple of Heaven was the place where the Ming and Qing dynasties’emperors worshipped heaven or prayed for good bumper.It’s located in southeastern part of Beijing，also the largest heaven-worshipping site in the world.The architectural combines the Ming and Qing style together.It has a circumference of 6，369 meters with the wall being 6 meters high.The Circular Mound Altar has 3 layered terraces with white griotte.The 4 pillars along the inner circle represent four seasons，namely，spring，summer，autumn and winter；the 12 pillars along the middle circle represent the 12 months；and the 12 pillars along the outer circle symbolize the 12divisions of the day and night or the 12 two-hour period used in ancient China.TheEcho Wall and The Three Triple-sound Stone are also worth to go.The Echo Wall is acircular wall surrounding the Imperial Vault of Heaven which was built of polished bricks，the wall is 3.7 meters high，90 centimeters thick and 193.2 meters long.In 1998，the Temple of Heaven was registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Location

The Temple of Heaven is located in the southeastern part of Beijing.

Admission Fee

0ff season

Single ticket：￥10

Combined ticket：￥30

Peak season

Single ticket：￥15

Combined ticket：￥35

Opening hour

6.a.m.~10：00p.m.

Transportation

Take bus No.17，36，203 to Temple Station.

Take bus No.6，34，110 to north gate of Temple Station.

Take subway line 5 to east gate of Temple Station.

Take bus No.2，71，826 to west of gate Temple Station.

Take bus No.525，610，814 to south of gate Temple Station.

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