The significance of the Temple of Heaven

[Beijing Temple of Heaven]

Buildings where emperors prayed to heaven and prayed for blessings in Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the southeast of the former outer city of Beijing. It was founded in the 18th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (1420). The total area is 273 hectares. The main buildings, such as the Hall for Praying for the New Year, the Imperial Palace and the mound, are all built on the north-south longitudinal axis (1). The high platform for feudal emperors to worship heaven. Book of Songs Book of Rites III: "The northern suburb was not established when the army was built, so the only place behind it was often accompanied by the Temple of Heaven." The Book of Rites of Southern Qi Dynasty: "The suburb is the Temple of Heaven." (2) The peak of the King of Wu is said to be the place where the Yellow Emperor salutes to heaven. Tang Du Fu's poem "Past Travel": "Wang Qiao goes down to the Temple of Heaven, and the moon reflects the crane." Qiu Note: "The mountain is the top of the Temple of Heaven." Song Chen Shidao's "Tan Cong" Volume 18: "The Temple of Heaven is in the palace, and the Taoist Book Cloud and the Emperor Li Tian." (3) refers to the Tiantan in Beijing, where emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties offered sacrifices to heaven and prayed for blessings. Founded in the 18th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1420). It is the largest existing sacrificial building in feudal times in China.

Word decomposition

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