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天坛Tiantan

complex consists mainly of two structures — 祈年殿The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and 皇穹宇Round Altar. The two times I was here I always missed the latter. Maybe I was too attracted to the round, cone-roofed ceremonial hall, which is probably the next best known Chinese structure outside of China, after the Great Wall. Built first during the Ming in the year 1420, but was struck down by lightning in 1889. The following year reconstruction work on the hall started and continued til its completion in 1896. Today this temple complex had been converted into a public park and the entirely wood royal temple, which was assembled together using complex joinery, especially in the brackets that make up the triple eaves, sits on a three-tier marble mount at the center of all.

The tourist areas in the park are inevitably crowded, but fortunately the park itself is meant for the more reflective, so it is quite lonely. I always find someone with a 二胡erhu in the long corridors, playing to the squirrels. Although you may find a flutist playing to one of its usually elusive odd birds that soon disappears among the ancient cypresses.

北京市内外Beijing Areas:

The 万里长城Great Wall from the shining 渤海Bohai sea to the Gobi desert west — 山海关Shanhaiguan (Shanhai Pass) to 嘉峪关Jiayuguan (Jiayu Pass)

image of the ruins in Tulufan's Gaochang Ruins

See 吐鲁番Tulufan's well-known attractions -- 苏公塔Sugonta (Emin Minaret), 高昌城Gaochang Ruins, and 火焰山Huoyan Shan (Flaming Mountains).

天坛公园Tiantan Park (The Temple of Heaven)

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祈年殿The round hall under sun-setting light,viewed from below its circular stone terrace.
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祈年殿The round hall viewed from below its circular stone terrace.
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View from the north side.
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祈年殿The round hall viewed from the back(north side) marble staircase. Along the center are large stone slabs with dragon-and-phoenix-and-cloud motif carved on it.
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祈年殿 The Hall framed by the wood columns of the its gate.
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祈年殿Hall of Prayer in the afternoon.
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祈年殿Hall of Prayer in the afternoon.
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the freshly painted Temple glowing with the sunlight
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祈年殿Hall of Prayer in the afternoon.
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祈年殿Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests lit by the setting sun.
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The very prominent triple circular eaves may represent the layers of heaven.
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Side of the entirely wood structure. Its sides have intricate patterns and designs painted with the very common colors: azure, cyan, green, gold and chinese red.
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dragon heads lined the three-tiered base of the Temple's marble base
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a little girl posing on the marble mount of the grand temple.
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detail of the marble stair-cased base
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Staircase up the gate to the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.
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Gateway to the ceremonial hall. The outline of the arch may be influenced by design patterns of ceramic and bronze vessels or, more likely, from the outline of the lotus.
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祈年殿Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests lit by the setting sun.
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the Temple at sunset
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the Temple in the evening
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View from the park area at night.
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The gateway lit by the setting-sun.
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Outline of the gate's rooftop and ridge against the evening sky.