Pros: Beautiful Ming Dynasty Temple of Heaven, The Round Altar, Echo Wall. Cons: None.
The Tiantan Gongyuan: The Temple of Heaven. It is Magnificent! By James P. Zaworski The Tiantan Gongyuan Park is the home of the most beautiful and sublime pieces of Ming Dynasty architecture you may ever see; you may be more familiarized with ...
Pros: Great history, nice buildings, peaceful and relaxing Cons: Seeing it through a stuffy tour (go by yourself!)
I have now been living in Beijing for close to ten months and I have had the opportunity to visit The Temple of Heaven twice. On first glance, there does not seem to be anything too special about the park and its buildings. Sure, the Hall of Prayer for...
Pros: This is considered the symbol of Beijing and worth seeing. Cons: Read up before coming so you can really enjoy this place.
I was given a trip to Beijing by my employer so I had little choice but to go when he planned it which was just prior to the Chinese Lunar New Year. It was very cold in Beijing and I only had 3 days to sightsee on the tour package. The day we went ...
Pros: stunning Chinese architecture Cons: crowded in the morning
Even Chinese people don't really understand why Temple of Heaven become such a popular icon of China. To most of the Beijing dwellers, Temple of Heaven is just a place for physical exercise and games. Every day morning, from 6 AM to 9 AM, the park is...
Pros: Wonderful architecture and atmosphere. Cons: No tourist assistance, such as historical context. Far from City Center.
Tiantan Park is one of those places worth seeing because of their historical importance, rather than their current attractions. The park is mostly that, a park, with a few buildings and a dias in the middle used by the Emperor each year to pray for a...
If you have eaten in a Chinese restaurant anywhere in the world, odds are that you have seen a picture of the Temple of Heaven. Focus your lens on one of the most photographed buildings in the world. The Temple of Heaven was constructed in 1420. It's...
Pros: Hmmm Big and Old Cons: Noisy, no atmosphere, not a lot to see
Okay maybe I dipped out everywhere I went in Beijing..everywhere where you'd want the atmosphere to scream "historic monument soak up the atmosphere" instead I always got the "Screaming school kids", "screaming tourists",...
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