Tian Tan

#chinatrip Tian Tan or the Temple of Heaven is a place of worship for Confucianism and Taoism located in Beijing. Built in the 1420th century by the Ming Dynasty and built on an area of 2,700 km2. The architecture symbolizes the relationship between Earth and Heaven (humans and their God). This is related to the emperor as the son of heaven in Chinese mythology. Built as an offering to heaven. This is the reason why the Forbidden City is smaller, because the emperor did not dare to make a residence larger than the temple of heaven (God). Tian Tan is surrounded by a long wall. In the north, the shape of the wall is made somewhat round to symbolize the sky, while the southern wall is square to symbolize the Earth. This is in line with ancient Chinese thought that Heaven is round and the earth is square. The northern part is also made higher than the southern part. The feeling when you are in the middle of the Temple of Heaven is calm. Such a beautiful and very impressive building. Address: 1 Tiantan E Rd, Dongcheng, Tiongkok, 100061