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北京名胜古迹介绍及图片(英文版) Beijings?Famous?Historical?PicturesTemple?of?HeavenWithin?Beijings?Tiantan?Park?is?the?Temple?of?Heaven,?a?cult?building?symbolizing?the?relationship?between?heaven?and?earth,?which?has?become?one?of?Chinas?most?famous?and?important?temples.?Ming?and?Qing?dynasty?emperors?came?to?the?Temple?of?Heaven?twice?each?year?to?pray?for?good?harvests.The?Temple?of?Heaven?is?enclosed?behind?the?walled?667?acre?Tiantan?Park,?to?the?south?of?the?Forbidden?City.?The?Temple?of?Heaven?complex?was?declared?a?World?Heritage?site?by?UNESCO?in?1998.????????????????????????????????????????????Temple?of?Heaven?-?Looking?North?from?the?South?Chengzhen?GateTemple?of?Heaven?Layout??DesignAll?of?the?structures?in?the?temple?complex?are?aligned?on?a?north-south?central?axis,?flanked?by?buildings?to?the?east?and?west.?The?temple?complex?was?constructed?according?to?the?dictates?of?feng?shui,?and?in?accordance?with?the?ancient?religious?practices?used?in?Nanjing,?the?historic?capital?of?China.The?round?northern?section?of?the?temple?represents?heaven,?with?the?Qiniandian?or?Hall?of?Prayer?for?Good?Harvests?and?its?three?concentric?circular?roofs?as?the?focal?point.?The?Hall?of?Prayer?temple?sits?atop?a?three-tiered?marble?balustrade?decorated?with?dragon,?phoenix,?and?cloud?motifs.????????????????????????????????????????????????????The?Huangqiongyu?Imperial?Vault?of?Heaven,?with?the?Qiniandian?in?the?backgroundAs?with?most?Chinese?temples?and?palaces,?the?emperor?would?always?enter?the?Temple?of?Heaven?complex?from?the?southern-most?Zhaoheng?Gate.?Qiniandian?Hall?of?Prayer?for?Good?HarvestsThe?Qiniandian?was?originally?constructed?in?1420,?during?the?reign?of?Emperor?Yongle?of?the?Ming?Dynasty.?The?original?Qiniandian?Hall?of?Prayer?was?made?entirely?of?wood,?destroyed?by?fire?in?1889,?and?subsequently?rebuilt.?Post?and?beam?construction?was?used?in?both?versions,?and?all?joints?were?mortised?together?without?the?use?of?fasteners?or?nails.??????????????????