Temple of Heaven, a world cultural heritage, a national key cultural relic protection unit, a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, and a national civilized scenic tourist area demonstration site.
The Temple of Heaven is in the south of Beijing, to the east of Yongdingmennei Street in Dongcheng District. Covers an area of about 2.73 million square meters. The Temple of Heaven was founded in the 18th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (1420), and was rebuilt and rebuilt during the reign of Qing Qianlong and Guangxu. It is the place where emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties offered sacrifices to the emperor and prayed for a bumper harvest of grain. The Temple of Heaven is the floorboard of two altars, Qiuqiu and Gucci. It has double altar walls, forming an inner and outer altar. The altar wall is round in the south and round in the north, which symbolizes the round place. The main building is in the inner altar, the ball altar is in the south and the valley prayer altar is in the north. The two altars are on the same north-south axis, separated by a wall. The main buildings of the ball arena include the ball arena, the Imperial Palace, etc. The main buildings of the Valley Altar include the Hall of Praying for the Year, the Palace and the Gate of Praying for the Year.