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 Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was known as the highest institution of ritual and music in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Divine Music Department first appeared in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420). It was originally called Shentan Taoist Temple. It has many temples, beautiful environment, tea shops and medicine shops, and is also known as the Temple of Heaven Taoist Temple. In the eighth year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1743), the name of the temple was changed to Kagurasuo. In the 19th year of Qianlong’s reign (1754), it was named Shenle Department. The Divine Music Department is rectangular, located in the southwest outer altar, facing east from the west. The main buildings are Ningxi Hall and Xianyou Hall. They are connected by corridors around them. There are one door each in the east, north and south of the corridor. There is a gate in front of Ningxi Hall. square.
Reference when using
Less than 1 hour
transportation
Bus: Take No. 2, No. 17, No. 20, No. 35, No. 36, No. 69, No. 71, No. 93, No. 120, No. 504, No. 622, No. 707, No. 11, No. 17, No. 2 , take bus 30 and get off at Tiantan Ximen Station, then walk about 1.1 kilometers to get there
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Opening hours
06:00-22:00 (April 01-October 31, Monday-Sunday)
06:30-22:00 (November 1st - March 31st of the following year, Monday - Sunday)
tips:
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