【正文】 nex hall in hornor of the ancestors of the Qing the annex halls in the courtyard, there are tablets dedicated to the deities of the sun, moon ,constellation, cloud ,rain, wind and thunder.(Echo Wall and Triple 168。s descendants and hereditary you might have noticed that the Xuanyuan mirror is not directly above the ? It is rumored that Yuan Shikai, a selfacclaimed warlordturned emperor moved the throne further back because he was afraid that the mirror might fall on 1916 when Yuan Shikai became emperor, he removed the original throne with a Westernstyle, highback the foundation of the People39。on the second stone, the sound will be heard twice。176。ll all soon be finished‖ The ministers present at the event considered this incident , the Qing dynasty collapsed three years later and there with concluded China’s feudal system that had lasted for more than 2,000 years.(On the stone terrace of the Hall of Supreme Harmony)This is a bronze incense it incense made of sandalwood would be burnt on important are altogether 18 incense burners, representing all of the provinces under the rule of the Sing either side of the Hall, 4 bronze waterfilled vats were placed in case of to the terrace on either side, there is a bronze crane and tortoise, symbols of coppercast grain measure is called ―jialiang.‖ It served as the national standard during the Qing was meant to show that the imperial ruler were just and open to the other side there is a stone sundial, an ancient jialiang and the sundial were probably meant to show what the Emperor represented: that he was the only person who should possess the standards of both measure and the very forefront of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, there are 12 scarlet, round pillars supporting the hall is 63 meters from east to west and 37 meters from north to is 35 meters in front of this architecture, there stands a triple terrace with five staircases leading up to the main has 40 gold doors and 16 goldkey windows with colored drawings on the pillars and the middle of the hall, a throne carved with 9 dragons sits on a 2meterhigh the throne there is a golden screen and in front of it, there is an imperial flanks are decorated with elephants, Luduan(a legendary beast), cranes, and incense elephant carries a vase on its back that holds five cereals(, two kinds of millet, wheat and beans), which was considered a symbol of ancient legend has it that luduan can travel 18,000 li(9,000 kilometers)in one day and knows all languages and to a wise adjust monarch will this beast be a Hall of Supreme Harmony is also popularly known as Jinluan Dian(gold bell hall or the throne hall).The floor of the hall is laid with bricks that turn it into a smooth, fine surface as if water has been sprinkled on socalled golden brick, in fact, has nothing to do with exclusively for the construction of the royal court, it was made in a secretive, and plex way, and, when struck, sounds like the clink of a gold brick was worth the market price of one dan(or one hectoliter)of hall is supported by a total of 72 thick these, 6 are carved in dragon patterns and painted with gold and surround the the very center of this hall there is a zaojing, or covered ceiling, which is one of the Specialities of China39。nobody, including the emperor, was allowed to set foot onto emperor used the path on the east ,which is known as the Imperial ministers and princes used the one on the enough ,there is no walkway left for ordinary is because the Temple of Heaven used to be offlimits to to appearances, this walkway is not a bridge at how so ? This road is 4 meters above the ground and there is a cavern underneath that was reserved for sacrificial oxen and cattle were slaughtered at a slaughterhouse about 500 meters away and brought here for in all ,it can be said this walkway did serve as bridge and can be looked upon as the first cloverleaf in back at the thoroughfare, you may realize that this walk is gaining height toward its northern people approach the architectural group of the Hall of Prayer for good Harvest, the flanking groves of cypress recede and perspective you are in Heaven.(CostumeChanging Terrace)the marble terrace up ahead is called jufutai, or CostumeChanging is located to the east of the Red Stairway Bridge and covers a space of 25 square has marble Slab day before the service ,officials in charge would put up a yellow satin tent on the terrace for the emperor to change out of his yellow dragon robe into blue ceremonial the service, the emperor would return to the tentand change back into his imperial robe before returning to the palace.(Proceed to the South Gate of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest)(At the Gate of Prayer for Good Harvest)this structure is called the Gate of Pray for Good can catch a slight glimpse of the central building ,the Hall of Prayer for Good harvest, though the colonnade of the gigantic and lofty group of buildings, the plex includes the Gate of Prayer for Good Harvest, the hall of prayer for good harvest, eastern and western annex halls ,the Huanqian(Imperial heaven)Long corridor, Heaven Kitchen, slaughterhouse, annex halls were symmetrically built on a terrace ,to set off the loftiness and magnificence of the main unique building ,38 meters in height, is characterized by a coneshaped structure with triple eaves and a top that is crowned by a gilt roofing is made of blue glazed tiles, the color of the the roof, the beams and bracket are decorated with colored base of the structure is a tripletiered, circular marble a distance, the terrace looks like a gigantic, spiraling cloud with the structure perched on top of the hall of prayer for good harvest is the hallmark of Beijing, which enjoys a prolonged history of civilization.(At the base of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest)The base of the hall is a tripletiered, circular marble terrace, which is 90 meters in diameter and 6 meters in height ,covering a space of