Temple of Heaven

The Temple of Heaven

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January 28th 2009
Today we went to the Temple of Heaven - a huge park with temple buildings dotted around. The temples were impressive, especially the Temple of Good Harvest, but it was much more of a tourist destination, rather than an active temple, like the Lama one. There was a parade, or a dance, of which Mark again risked life and limb to get photos of. And when we'd finished with the temples, we explored the ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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