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    The Fuwa, or Five Animals, or the Friendlies. Whatever you call them, they are so cute! Their names--Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini--spell out The Seven Star-Stones, placed here for Taoist balance by Jiajing. There are 8 stones now; one was added while Qing forces were entering, but they still refer to it as the Seven Stone group. by: enanareina Views[2660] Long Corridor by: enanareina Views[1514] Attention is paid to every detail, of course by: enanareina Views[1308] View of building to west of Hall from atop the large terraces by: enanareina Views[1168]
     
    View of ceiling of Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. I missed getting the dragon in the middle, though. by: enanareina Views[1361] Beautiful, ornate painting covers the building. by: enanareina Views[1623] Standing 38 meters high and 30 meters in diameter, the whole building was built without any nails or cement. The massive roof is covered with glazed ceramic tiles & is extremely heavy. by: enanareina Views[3309] Qinian Dian, the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. Built in 1420 by Emperor Yong Le, who also built Forbidden City. It burned down in 1889 and was reconstructed from logs from Oregon. by: enanareina Views[1140] Pretty soon, the drug companies will run the earth, if they don't already by: enanareina Views[934]
     
    View down from Danbi Bridge toward East Celestial Gate by: enanareina Views[701] by: enanareina Views[729] Walking along Danbi Qiao, or Red Stairway Bridge, from Imperial Vault to Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest by: enanareina Views[1161] View north to Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, seen over several gates. by: enanareina Views[703] 9-Dragon Juniper by: enanareina Views[660]
     
    9-Dragon Juniper by: enanareina Views[679] Wentian Cypresses by: enanareina Views[555] Apparently, Magnum is also very popular in Europe by: enanareina Views[756] Eating a Magnum ice cream bar--yummy! by: enanareina Views[3959] Sign for Echo Wall by: enanareina Views[977]
     
    5 more dragons by: enanareina Views[636] Beautiful painting on West Annex Hall by: enanareina Views[675] I was obviously impressed by the ceilings by: enanareina Views[645] View inside West Annex Hall by: enanareina Views[672] by: enanareina Views[677]
     
    West Annex Hall by: enanareina Views[827] Elaborate paintwork on Imperial Vault by: enanareina Views[633] Stone carving leading up to Imperial Vault by: enanareina Views[840] Sign for Imperial Vault of Heaven, built by Emperor Jiajing. He expanded the Temple of Heaven complex and also built the Temple of the Sun, Temple of the Earth, and Temple of the Moon. Temple of Heaven is the only one of the four remaining. by: enanareina Views[1366] Such a cute, tiny temple! by: enanareina Views[704]
     
    Ceiling artwork in East Annex Hall. The complex was restored recently in preparation for the 2008 Olympics. by: enanareina Views[677] View inside East Annex Hall by: enanareina Views[1066] Sign for East Annex Hall by: enanareina Views[762] 5 dragons by: enanareina Views[672] Hall to east, close up of intricate painting by: enanareina Views[727]
     
    Hall to west side of Imperial Vault of Heaven by: enanareina Views[673] Hall to east side of Imperial Vault of Heaven by: enanareina Views[679] Imperial Vault of Heaven, built after the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest (and around the same time as the Round Altar). Used to store the spirit tablets used in the winter solstice heaven worship. by: enanareina Views[1213] Gate through Echo Wall; peeking through is Imperial Vault of Heaven by: enanareina Views[848] Gate through Echo Wall by: enanareina Views[658]
     
    Cypresses by: enanareina Views[635] Sign for ancient cypress trees in the park by: enanareina Views[890] by: enanareina Views[671] View north toward Imperial Vault of Heaven. by: enanareina Views[643] Sign for the Heavenly Center Stone, which sits in the very center of the Round Altar, where worship took place. It is supposed to have great acoustic properties. by: enanareina Views[850]
     
    Rainwater pours out the dragon's mouth by: enanareina Views[928] Elaborately carved stones on the stair rails. by: enanareina Views[741] There are 3 flights of 9 stairs each leading to the top of the altar. Everything is white marble. 9 is an imperial number. The bottom 9 stairs represent humanity, the middle 9 earth, and the top 9 heaven. by: enanareina Views[706] At last, the Round Altar, or Yuan Qiu, also known as Circular Mound Altar, which is where the Ming and Qing emperors came to worship heaven. The altar is round to signify heaven, while the surrounding wall is square, to signify earth. The Altar was built around 1530 by Ming emperor Jiajing. by: enanareina Views[1404] Glazed Ming roof tile by: enanareina Views[798]
     
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