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Temple of Heaven

Background: For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the Communists under MAO Zedong established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, his successor DENG Xiaoping and other leaders focused on market-oriented economic development and by 2000 output had quadrupled. For much of the population, living standards have improved dramatically and the room for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight.



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Heavenly Morning
34 days ago: EJL published a blog
Heavenly Morning
August 2nd 2008  Asia » China » Beijing » Temple of Heaven
This morning, nearly 1,000 staff (400 from overseas plus about 600 locals) gathered on the steps of the majestic Temple of Heaven for a company-wide photo. It was an impressive feat, gathering 1,000 p ... 22 photos [full story]

Temple of Heaven Park
48 days ago: Schlaef published a blog
Temple of Heaven Park
July 19th 2008  Asia » China » Beijing » Temple of Heaven
Following the tour of tiananmen square, the forbidden city, and jingshan park, we headed south to the Temple of Heaven Park, or 天坛公园. We tried to take bus 814 directly ther ... 30 photos [full story]

Closer to Heaven in Beijing
54 days ago: Ricki published a blog
Closer to Heaven in Beijing
July 14th 2008  Asia » China » Beijing » Temple of Heaven
Can you hear the drums waking the city of Old Beijing? We began our morning at the drum tower listening to the ancient ritual wake the city. Twenty-five drums beat together representing the weather, ... 4 photos [full story]

The Temple of Heaven, Travel Beijing, China
June 26th 2008  Asia » China » Beijing » Temple of Heaven
We arrived very early 7am and witnessed hundreds of Beijing locals practicing all manor of exercise forms from Tai Chi, Kung Fu, jogging and dancing. The whole ambiance of the park and the people in i ... 3 photos [full story]

June 23rd 2008  Asia » China » Beijing » Temple of Heaven
Before this point in our trip the Temple of Heaven is best known as the symbol of Beijing Draught Beer. Beijing Draught is a tropical style beer that I do not recommend for export outside of Beijing. ... [full story]

More Beijing Pictures
81 days ago: Ds preWharton journeys published a blog
More Beijing Pictures
June 18th 2008  Asia » China » Beijing » Temple of Heaven
Here are some pictures from the Temple of Heaven Park. This was where a lot of the retired and elderly people of Beijing seem to come weekday mornings for all sorts of cultural, fitness, and social a ... 6 photos [full story]

89 days ago: tye zai zhongguo published a blog
link to pictures
June 10th 2008  Asia » China » Beijing » Temple of Heaven
Group was going on another art museum/tea house excursion, Wes and & (as well as about a dozen other students) just said forget it and stayed back, as these sort of smaller afternoon trips are optiona ... [full story]

103 days ago: bruns published a blog
China and more China
February 27th 2008  Asia » China » Beijing » Temple of Heaven
Although this entry is stated to be in Beijing it is actually an overview of all the places that i visited within China. So far China has been my favourite country because the food has been amazing an ... [full story]

135 days ago: TheDaltons published a blog
Temple of Heaven & Houhai Lake
April 23rd 2008  Asia » China » Beijing » Temple of Heaven
Today we toured the Temple of Heaven and the surrounding gardens. It was so beautiful. It was built for the emperor to pray for good harvests for the upcoming year. The Temple of Heaven is actually ... [full story]

looking for Luke, March 27 (Part 2)
162 days ago: Tu Sekine published a blog
looking for Luke, March 27 (Part 2)
March 27th 2008  Asia » China » Beijing » Temple of Heaven
Or: The delicate balance between giving in to exhaustion and sightseeing some more. During our few days in the Capital of the North (that be Beijing, "bei" indicating north. Like the US, China had ... 9 photos [full story]


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