Temple of Heaven Tours – Beijing, China
Temple of Heaven
About this place
The Temple of Heaven is a worthwhile visiting place in Beijing. It is much bigger than the Forbidden City and smaller than the Summer Palace with an area of about 2,700,000 square meters. The Temple was built in 1420 A.D. during the Ming Dynasty to offer sacrifice to Heaven. As Chinese emperors called themselves 'The Son of Heaven' ,they dared not to build their own dwelling,'Forbidden City' bigger than a dwelling for Heaven.
The Temple of Heaven is enclosed with a long wall. The northern part within the wall is semicircular symbolizing the heavens and the southern part is square symbolizing the earth. The northern part is higher than the southern part. This design shows that the heaven is high and the earth is low and the design reflected an ancient Chinese thought of 'The heaven is round and the earth is square'.
Tours That Go to Temple of Heaven

9 Full Days Private Tour: Beijing–Xi'an–Shanghai
Day 1: The Forbidden City and the Imperial Palace, BeijingMorning: Pick up at your hotel located in the downtown Beijing (between 8:30am to 9:00am)Visit the Tian’anmen Square, the world’s...
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