Temple of Heaven

Day 4 Beijing

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April 3rd 2008
Geo: 39.9165, 116.391Temple of HeavenDay 1 of our tour and we're off to the Temple of Heaven. Of course, the tour is in Cantonese so I can't understand anything..Winnie tried translating but gave up after a couple of hours. The main attraction is the round building in the middle called the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. Very impressive with the 3 tiers and the colours. It also ... 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