Temple of Heaven

Beijing

February 19th 2007
The Temple of Heaven park is a complex of buildings situated in southeastern Beijing. It was considered sacred ground, and the emperor performed the major ceremonial rites over there. Once a year, at the winter sosltice, the emperor and his entourage had to do a sacred ritual. If a mistake would occur, it was seen as an omen of misfortune for the next year. It was a rather big park. There were ... read more

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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. A... ... read more

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Kurt

Kurt de Gante

Hello everybody, I'm Kurt, nearly 40 years old and living in Belgium. I always wanted to see the world and explore other countries. Until now I've done a few -rather small- journeys. But to my feeling there are still a lot to places to explore ;-) I'm the kind of traveller that has done a different kind of trips: in group, alone, with some friends, with my wife (and kids), multiple day trekking in the mountains, city-trips, cultural trips, lazy vacations, ... For the moment, my kids are too young to take them far abroad. That's why -in 2011- I decided to write down some of my travel-e... full info

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