![]() ![]() The emperors once gave lectures in the Linlun Hall next to it. It is very special that the Biyong Hall, the main part of the Imperial College, is surrounded by a round pool while the hall is square. In this spot, such distinctive buildings as the Jixian Gate, Taixue Gate and Glazed Memorial Archway deserves a look. The Beijing Guozijian was built in 1287 and covers an area of more than 27,000 square meters (32292 square yard). During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Guozijian was established in Nanjing and Beijing respectively. Guozijian is the highest educational institution in the three dynasties of Yuan, Ming and Qing. Besides, a traditional ritual dance performance in the Chongsheng Temple is excellent. It preserves rare architecture of Yuan Dynasty (1271 - 1368) in Beijing ranging from a great number of stone inscriptions to stone tablets bearing the name of scholars and a forest of steles engraved with the thirteen Confucian classics. Built in Yuan Dynasty (1271 - 1368), the Temple of Confucius in Beijing was used to worship Confucius who was a great educator, thinker and founder of Confucianism in ancient China. If you want to find a Beijing historical place to learn Confucism, then you should not miss the Temple of Confucius in Beijing and Guozijian. The Western-Style Gate, the Grand Theater House and the “Fu” Stele are said to be the three great uniqueness of the garden. It takes the Chinese character “Fu” which means blessing in English as the theme. Jincui Yuan, the back garden in the north of the mansion occupies an area of more than 28,000 square meters (33,500 square yards) and has 31 ancient buildings. Each area has three courtyards, the living rooms mainly in the middle area. The residential area consists of the middle, eastern and western areas with an axis running through. The Mansion is composed of two parts: the front residential area and the back garden. Covering an area of about 30,000 square meters (35,900 square yards), it has more than 30 various architectural communities. Later, it got the name of Prince Gong's Mansion after Prince Gong lived here. It was successively the residence of Heshen, a notorious corrupt official in the reign of Qianlong Emperor and the Prince Yongxuan. Located near Shichahai, Prince Gong's Mansion is a well preserved building complex in China and the largest prince’s mansion in Qing Dynasty (1636 - 1912). Among them, the five hundred arhat mountain carved with red sandalwood, Buddha niche made of phoebe and 18-meter high Buddha with the white sandalwood as raw material are famous for their magnificence, strangeness and refinement. In addition, there are a large number of Buddha statues, thangkas and precious cultural relics in each hall of the temple. Hall of Harmony and Peace, Hall of Everlasting Protection, Hall of the Wheel of the Law and Pavilion of Ten Thousand Happinesses are the major palaces. The middle area gathers the main temples and palaces featuring a multi-ethnic artistic style of Manchu, Han, Tibetan and Mongolian. ![]() While visiting, you will find many halls, corridors, pavilions, rooms, porches, terraces, open halls in the eastern area. The Yonghe Temple was originally the residence of Emperor Yongzheng, the sixth emperor of Qing Dynasty (1636 - 1912), and then turned into a Gelug Temple of Tibetan Buddhism by his son Emperor Qianlong. Recommended Tour: Beijing Mini Group Tours with Temple of Heaven from $149 This historical site in Beijing also highlights the Echo Wall, Three Echo Stones and the Dialogue Stone where visitors can hear their own echoes. The other famous buildings are the Imperial Vault of Heaven, Palace of Abstinence and Divine Music Administration. Both of them are the main buildings of the Temple of Heaven and connected by a corridor above the ground - the Danbi Bridge. And the Circular Mound Altar in the south is the place where the Heaven Worship Ceremony is held during Winter Solstice. The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, the central building of the inner alter and the whole temple, is used to pray for a bumper harvest year. With a total area of 273 hectares (1.05 square miles), the whole temple is divided into two parts, the inner altar and the outer altar. It was first built in 1420, and then expanded and rebuilt by the later emperors, being one of the famous Beijing historical sites to visit. The Temple of Heaven is a place for emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368 - 1911) to worship heaven and pray for good harvest.
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