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The Shuanghuan Wanshou Pavilion is located in the Temple of Heaven Park at No. 7 Dongli, inside the Temple of Heaven, Dongcheng District. Originally located in Zhongnanhai, it was the Shouting

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The Divine Music Department is one of the buildings in the Temple of Heaven. It is located in the west outer altar of the Temple of Heaven. It was a place for practicing rituals and music during the

·The Huangqian Hall is located in the rectangular courtyard to the north of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, surrounded by the Prayer Wall. It is a temple dedicated to worshiping the &ldquo

·The Echo Wall is located in the Temple of Heaven Park. It is a circular wall of the Imperial Vault. The wall is made of Shandong Linqing bricks with polished joints and is covered with a blue glazed

·The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, also known as the Altar of Prayer for Grain, is the place where the Mengchun Praying Ceremony for Grain is held. It was built in 1420 and is also the earliest

·The Imperial Qiong Yu was built in the ninth year of Jiajing (530) in the Ming Dynasty. It is a place where the Circular Mound Altar is used to worship the gods and where the sacrificial tablets are

·The Circular Qiu is located in the southern half of the Temple of Heaven. It was first built in 1530. The Circular Qiu is the place where the emperor held the Winter Solstice ceremony to worship the

The Qinian Gate is the main entrance to the courtyard of the Qinian Hall. It is a verandah-roofed building with five couplets, three doors in the middle, and a stone railing. It is the highest-level

·The Zhai Palace is located inside the west gate of the Temple of Heaven. It is a shelter from wind and rain for the guards. The top of the Zhai Palace is covered with blue glazed tiles, which means