East Heavenly Gate

Temple of Heaven Park & Dongcheng South


You'll pass through this ornamental portal if you are accessing the Temple of Heaven Park from the main east entrance.


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1. Long Corridor

0.2 MILES

A covered promenade connecting the Animal Killing Pavilion with the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the Long Corridor these days is a veritable mini…

2. Animal Killing Pavilion

0.21 MILES

With its double-tiered roof of green glazed tiles, the Animal Killing Pavilion was where the slaughter of oxen, sheep, deer and other animals took place,…

3. Red Stairway Bridge

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This grand walkway leads north from the Imperial Vault of Heaven to the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.

4. Temple of Heaven Park

0.26 MILES

An oasis of methodical Confucian design, the 267-hectare Temple of Heaven Park is unique. It originally served as a vast stage for solemn rites performed…

6. Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests

0.29 MILES

The crowning glory of the Temple of Heaven is the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, its triple-eaved roof canopy of glazed blue tiles reflecting its…

7. Imperial Vault of Heaven

0.32 MILES

Inside the Echo Wall, this ornate building was merely a storeroom, used to keep the spirit tablets of the gods and other materials used for the ceremonies…

8. Echo Wall

0.34 MILES

Thanks to its unique acoustic properties, a quiet spoken word or two against this circular wall can be heard at the opposite point, some 65m away …