The Temple of Heaven, situated in southeastern Beijing, is the largest extant sacrificial temple in China. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was the site of imperial sacrifices to Heaven.

To reach the Temple of Heaven, you don't have to have an untimely passing. Just get off the subway at Tiantan Dongmen. As you'd expect, this green space is a peaceful asylum, immune to the urban ...

2009 33COM 7B.69 - World Heritage properties in Beijing (China) 2007 31COM 7B.78 - World Heritage Properties in Beijing (China) (C 880 – C 881 – C 439 bis) 2006 30COM 7B.63 - State of Conservation ...

Tourists visit the Hanging Temple, or Xuankong Temple, in Hunyuan County, Datong City in north China's Shanxi Province, on Feb. 28, 2025. Built over 1,500 years ago, the temple is notable for its ...

On the occasion of St. Patrick’s Day, and the visit of Minister for Housing ,to Beijing last Monday. Beijing extended a warm ...

People are making the best of the freezing weather in northeast China: Sculptors have finely ... and Beijing’s own Temple of Heaven, all carved from clear blocks of ice.

In 2024, there was a significant rise in the number of foreign tourists visiting China, with the country welcoming 94.63 ...

[Photo provided to China Daily] From online to offline ... people used AI software to "dress" iconic buildings such as the Temple of Heaven in Beijing and the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai ...

The Temple of Heaven, founded in the first half of the 15th century, is a dignified complex of fine cult buildings set in gardens and surrounded by historic pine woods. In its overall layout and that ...