天坛中英文介绍

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1、TheTempleofHeavenTheTempleofHeavenisaworthwhilevisitingplaceinBeijing.ItismuchbiggerthantheImperialPalace(theForbiddenCity)andsmallerthantheSummerPalacewithanareaofabout2700000squaremeters.Thetemplewasbuiltin1420A.D.intheMingDynastytooffersacrificetoHeaven.AsChineseem

2、perorscalledthemselves“theSonofHeaven”,theydarednottobuildtheirowndwelling“ForbiddenCity”biggerthanthedwellingforHeaven.TheTempleofHeavenisenclosedwithalongwall.Thenorthernpartwithinthewallissemicircularsymbolizingtheheavensandthesouthernpartissquaresymbolizingtheeart

3、h.Thenorthernpartishigherthanthesouthernpart.ThisdesignshowsthattheheavenishighandtheearthislowandreflectsanancientChinesethoughtof“Theheavenisroundandtheearthissquare”.TheTempleofHeavenisdividedbytwoenclosedwallsintoinnerpartandouterpart.Themainbuildingsofthetempleli

4、eatthesouthandnorthendsofthemiddleaxislineoftheinnerpart.ThemostmagnificentbuildingsfromsouthtonortharetheCircularTerrace,theImperialHeavenlyVaultandtheHallofPrayerforGoodHarvests.Also,therearesomeadditionalbuildingslikeThreeEchoStonesandEchoWall.CircularTerracehasthr

5、eelayeredterraceswithwhitemarble.DuringtheMingandQingDynasties(1368A.D.~1911A.D.),theemperorswouldoffersacrificestoHeavenonthedayoftheWinterSolsticeeveryyear.ThisceremonywastothankHeavenandhopeeverythingwouldbegoodinthefuture.HallofPrayerforGoodHarvestsisabigpalacewit

6、hroundroofandthreelayersofeaves,theroofiscoveredwithblack,yellowandgreencoloredglazerepresentingtheheavens,theearthandeverythingonearth.AnotherimportantbuildingintheTempleofHeavenisImperialHeavenlyVault.Ifyoulookatitfromfaraway,youwillfindthatthevaultislikeablueumbrel

7、la.ThestructureofitislikethatofHallofPrayerforGoodHarvests,butsmallerinsize.Thevaultwasmadeofbricksandtimber,withwhitemarblerailingssurrounded.ThreeEchoStonesisoutsideofthegateofImperialHeavenlyVault.Ifyouspeakfacingthevaultwhilestandingonthefirststone,youwillhearonee

8、cho;standingonthesecondandthethirdstone,youwillheartwoandthreeechoesrespectively.Anotherinterestingandfamousplaceforyoutovis