About 2km southeast of the Forbidden City towers Tian Tan, or the Temple of Heaven, where dynastic rulers in China used to worship the heaven. The temple plus subsidiary buildings and a surrounding garden covers an area five times the size of the Forbidden City. As Chinese emperors called themselves Tianzi, or the son of heaven, they had to cede supremacy to the heaven in terms of abiding.

Chinese emperors had many other gods to worship apart from the god of heaven, including the gods of earth, water and war. They also worshipped their ancestors. As a result, religious activities were an important part of their busy work schedule. Temples of various kinds are scattered in Beijing. The best-known are the Temple of Heaven in the south, the Temple of Earth in the north, the Temple of Sun in the east, and the Temple of the Moon in the west. The Temple of Heaven is the grandest of them all.

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About Temple of Heaven

. Introduction to the Temple of Heaven . Sweet Spring Well . Left Parlor of the Main Hall of Abstinence . Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest . Double-Circle Longevity Pavilion . Gate of Prayer for Good Harvests . The Temple of Earth . Observatory . Temple of Heaven . The magnificent and colorful Temple of Heaven . Heart of Heavenly Stone . Architecture and Layout of the Temple of Heaven . The Temple of Heaven is the most holy of Beijing¡¯s . Tiantan Park

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