temple of heaven facts Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/temple-of-heaven-facts Thu, 08 Sep 2016 12:59:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Temple of Heaven TEMPLE COMPLEX BEIJING, CHINA http://toursmaps.com/temple-heaven-temple-complex-beijing-china.html http://toursmaps.com/temple-heaven-temple-complex-beijing-china.html#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2016 12:59:52 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=221115 ARCHITECT UNKNOWN One of the major religious complexes in Beijing, the Temple of Heaven was built by the emperor Cheng Zu in the 15th century. Although it is often referred to as a Taoist temple, Cheng Zu was also a devotee of Confucianism. This complex was the site where the emperor performed one of the most important and ancient rituals of the Chinese year: the annual prayer for a good harvest, which took place at the winter solstice. The temple, especially the central circular building called the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, is a masterpiece of Chinese architecture that

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