天坛中英文介绍

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

2、Chineseemperorscalledthemselves“theSonofHeaven”,theydarednottobuildtheirowndwelling“ForbiddenCity”biggerthanthedwellingforHeaven.TheTempleofHeavenisenclosedwithalongwall.Thenorthernpartwithinthewallissemicircularsymbolizingtheheavensandthesouthernpartissquare

3、symbolizingtheearth.Thenorthernpartishigherthanthesouthernpart.ThisdesignshowsthattheheavenishighandtheearthislowandreflectsanancientChinesethoughtof“Theheavenisroundandtheearthissquare”.TheTempleofHeavenisdividedbytwoenclosedwallsintoinnerpartandouterpart.Th

4、emainbuildingsofthetemplelieatthesouthandnorthendsofthemiddleaxislineoftheinnerpart.ThemostmagnificentbuildingsfromsouthtonortharetheCircularTerrace,theImperialHeavenlyVaultandtheHallofPrayerforGoodHarvests.Also,therearesomeadditionalbuildingslikeThreeEchoSto

5、nesandEchoWall.CircularTerracehasthreelayeredterraceswithwhitemarble.DuringtheMingandQingDynasties(1368A.D.~1911A.D.),theemperorswouldoffersacrificestoHeavenonthedayoftheWinterSolsticeeveryyear.ThisceremonywastothankHeavenandhopeeverythingwouldbegoodinthefutu

6、re.HallofPrayerforGoodHarvestsisabigpalacewithroundroofandthreelayersofeaves,theroofiscoveredwithblack,yellowandgreencoloredglazerepresentingtheheavens,theearthandeverythingonearth.AnotherimportantbuildingintheTempleofHeavenisImperialHeavenlyVault.Ifyoulookat

7、itfromfaraway,youwillfindthatthevaultislikeablueumbrella.ThestructureofitislikethatofHallofPrayerforGoodHarvests,butsmallerinsize.Thevaultwasmadeofbricksandtimber,withwhitemarblerailingssurrounded.ThreeEchoStonesisoutsideofthegateofImperialHeavenlyVault.Ifyou

8、speakfacingthevaultwhilestandingonthefirststone,youwillhearoneecho;standingonthesecondandthethirdstone,youwillheartwoandthreeechoesrespectively.Anotherinterestingandfamousplaceforyoutovis