The wall enclosing the Imperial Vault of Heaven is called the Echo Wall. Its perimeter is 193 meters. If you stand at the wall and whisper, your voice is heard on the other side (on a still day when no-one else is there).
The Temple of Heaven Park October 1st 2007 The Temple of Heaven (Tian Tan) in Beijing covers about 3 000 000 square metres. It is a bigger area than the Forbidden City. The Temple was built in 1420 A.D. during the Ming Dynasty to offer sacrifices to Heaven (not human I think!!), which is the same time as the construction of the Forbidden City.
The Temple of Heaven is enclosed with a long wall. The northern part within the wall is semicir ... read more
Asia » China » Beijing » Temple of Heaven 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
In the middle of 2005, Jenni and I decided a change was necessary. We decided to move overseas to teach. We both agreed that if we ever got to the end of our teaching careers and hadn't used our qualifications and experience to do some traveling, then we would regret it. We didn't want to end our careers with those regrets.
So here we go. With our (then) 11 year old son, Thomas, we went to Sydney to attend a schools' fair and get a job. Here is the story of our overseas teaching adventure.... full info