To reach the Temple of Heaven, you don't have to have an untimely passing. Just get off the subway at Tiantan Dongmen. As you'd expect, this green space is a peaceful asylum, immune to the urban ...

The Temple of Heaven, situated in southeastern Beijing, is the largest extant sacrificial temple in China. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was the site of imperial sacrifices to Heaven.

People are making the best of the freezing weather in northeast China: Sculptors have finely ... and Beijing’s own Temple of Heaven, all carved from clear blocks of ice.

Spectacle of "hanging sun" perfectly aligned with the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests at the Temple of Heaven captivates ...

2009 33COM 7B.69 - World Heritage properties in Beijing (China) 2007 31COM 7B.78 - World Heritage Properties in Beijing (China) (C 880 – C 881 – C 439 bis) 2006 30COM 7B.63 - State of Conservation ...

From lilac flowers in the Temple of Heaven and apricot blossoms along the Badaling section of the Great Wall to the magnolias in western Beijing's Mentougou district, the top 10 destinations cover ...

The Temple of Heaven, founded in the first half of the 15th century, is a dignified complex of fine cult buildings set in gardens and surrounded by historic pine woods. In its overall layout and that ...