The Temple of Heaven is located in the south of Beijing, on the east side of Yongdingmennei Street in Dongcheng District. It covers an area of ??approximately 2.73 million square meters. The Temple of Heaven was built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420), and was rebuilt during the Qianlong and Guangxu reigns of the Qing Dynasty. It was a place where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties offered sacrifices to the emperor and prayed for a good harvest. The Temple of Heaven is the general name for the two altars of the Circle Qiu and the Qigu Altar. It has two layers of altar walls, forming an inner and outer altar. The altar walls are round in the south and north, symbolizing the round sky and the square place. The main building is the inner altar, with the Circular Mound Altar in the south and the Praying for Grain Altar in the north. The two altars are on the same north-south axis, separated by a wall in the middle. The main buildings in the Circular Mound Altar include the Circular Mound Altar, the Imperial Vault of Heaven, etc. The main buildings in the Qigu Altar include the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the Hall of Emperor Qian, and the Gate of Prayer for Good Harvests.
