Trip to China / 024_Temple_of_Heaven
photos by Geoff Reeves
November 1-13, 2000
From the Imperial Palace we went
South to Tiantan, the Temple of Heaven.
This is where the Emperor would
travel (only several miles) to make sacrifices to keep the heavens
and earth in harmony. Heaven is considered to be round and earth
to be square so this is a round temple in a square courtyard.
It too is built with sandalwood
columns imported from southern China and was built entirely without
nails.
