【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 sinwevisitsomeotherbuildings. NowIwillgiveyouabriefaccountofwhathappenedhereannuallyontheInthenorthsideoftheterrace。whiletabletsdedicatedtotheemperor`ound4o`eground,fthealtar,theemperor,underheavyescortofnearlyathousandcourtiers,princesofroyalblood,musicians,dancersanduniformedsoldiers,wouldslowlyascendthealtartooffersacrificeandprayinhonorofH,thesacrificeofferedinfronto,theemperorwouldreturntotheForbiddenCitysecureinthebeliefthathewouldbeblessedandprotectedbyH,thestoneintheverymiddleofthealtarwasofmajorimportance,sinceitw,whichisknownastheGod ’sheartStone,ispeculiarinthatitischaracterizedbyaspecificacousticphenomenon:itmadetheemperor`svoiceclearerandlouder,thusarself.(ProceednorthwardtopassthroughtheLatticeStarGate) (InfrontoftheGateofglazedtiles) thisstructureisknownasHeaven` 2roofing,beams,isistheonlystructureofitskindinChinatoday. theHeaven`sStorehousewaswherememorialtabletsdedicatedtothego,aformerBritishforeignsecretary,oncesaid,“ GodattendstoHisaffairsontheCircularMoundAltarbutstayshere. ”Nowlet`sgointoseeit(Gothroughtheleftsidedoor) (InthecourtyardofHeaven`sStorehouse) thisistheImperialVaultofHeaven,themainstructureofHeaven`sSto,andca.Foundedona3meterhignroundmarbleterrace,thebuildingalsofeaturesagiganticcarvedmarbleramplaidinthestonestaircaseleadingu“ TwodragonsPlayingwithapearl ”aseontheeasternside. (Onthemarbleterraceofthemainhall) ofthepillarstherearegiltbracketssupportingacircularcaisson,otedwithgoldenlotuses. ,upawoodenflightof9steps,iswherethemajortabletdedicatetoHeavenwasenshrin,therearetabletsdedicatedtothedeitiesofthesun,moon,constellation,cloud,rain,windandthunder. (EchoWallandTriple– soundStones) Asidefromexquisitelylaidoutarchitectures,Heaven`sStorehouseisalsofamousfortwostructureswithpeculiaracousticfeatures,.setothewallcanbeheardclearlyontheotherside,althoughthepartiendhermeticallyconstructedwithsmooth,solidbricks. InfrontofthestepsleadingawayfromthehallsistheTripleSoundSton,thesoundwillechoonce。onthesecondstone,thesoundwillbeheardtwice。andonthethirdstone,.(Gooutthroughtherightdoorandstrollalongthecircularpathnorthward) (NineDragonCypress) 3 theTempleofHeavenisalsofamousforitscypresstreestherearemorethan60,000cypresstreesinall,amongwhichover4,000aremorethanonehundredyearsold,twistingtrunkresemblingninecoilingplayfuldragons。thusitiskno. (InthesouthofChengzhenGate) nasChengzhen(AdoptingFidelity).Thisgateisthenortherngateofthsusedbytheemperorinthefirstmonthofeverylunaryearforservicesdedicatedtogoodharvest. (OntheRedStairwayBridge) EnteringtheHallofPrayerforGoodHarvest,wesetfootonaraisedpassage360meterslong,hisbroadnorthsouthwalkway,calledDanbiqiao(RedStairwaybridge),connectsthetwosetsofmainbuildingintheTempleofHeavenandconstitutesasingleaxis. Thepassageisdividedintoleft,controlandrightpathsbythecrossarroughfare,whichwasreservedexclusivelyforGod。nobody,includingtheemperor,theeast,thereisnowalkwayleftfomitstothem. Contrarytoappearances,?Thisroadis4metersabovethegroundandthereisacavernunderneaththeredataslaughterhouseabout500metersawayandbroughthereforsacr,itcanbesaidthiswalkwaydidserveasbridgeandcanbelookeduponasthefirstcloverleafinBeijing. Lookingbackatthethoroughfare,youmayrealizethatthiswalkisgainalgroupoftheHallofPrayerfoodHarvest,theflankinggrovesofcy. (CostumeChangingTerrace) Themarbleterraceupaheadiscalledjufutai,orCostumeChangingTerr ,officialsinchargewouldputupayellowsatintentontheterracefortheemperortoctheservice,theemperorwouldreturntothetentandchangebackintohisimperialrobebeforereturningtothepalace.(ProceedtotheSouthGateoftheHallofPrayerforGoodHarvest) (AttheGateofPrayerforGoodHarvest) slightglimpseofthecentralbuilding,theHallofPrayerforGoodharvest,dings,theplexincludestheGateofPrayerforGoodHarvest,thehallofprayerfoodharvest,easternandwesternannexhalls,theHuanqian(Imperialheaven)Longcorridor,HeavenKitchen,slaughterhouse,ckandmarbleterrace,tosetofftheloftinessandmagnificenceofth,38metersinheight,ischaracterizedbyaconeshapedstructurewithtripleeavesandatopthatiscrownedb,thecolorofthesk,thebeamsandbracketaredecoratedwithcolore,circularmar,theterracelookslikeagigantic,spiralingcloudwiththestructureperchedontopofit. TodaythehallofprayerfoodharvestisthehallmarkofBeijing,whichenjoysaprolongedhistoryofcivilization. (AtthebaseoftheHallofPrayerforGoodHarvest) Thebaseofthehallisatripletiered,circularmarbleterrace,whichis90metersindiameterand6metersinheight,coveringaspaceof4,000,thereisagiantmarblerampcarvedincloud,eramps,thetopofthebalustradesanddownpipesaredesignedwithcorr,agiganticbroreobserved. (InfrontofthehallofPrayerfoodharvest) Climbingupthismarbleterrace,weseethemainhall,amasterpieceofa,orcoveredceiling,c,thehallisdecoratedwithcoloreddrawingofdragonsandphoenixes. Withouttheuseofsteel,cementandnail,andevenwithouttheuseofbigbeamsandcrossbeams,theentirestructureissupportedby28massivewoodenpillarsandnumberofbars,laths,ntralpillars,calledthedragonWellPillars,dpaintedwithdesignsofpositefollowers,representingthefours ereare2