天坛英文版.ppt

Welcome to the Temple of Heaven;The Temple of Heaven,built in 1420,uesd to be a place where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties want to worship Heaven and offer sacrificies to pray for bumper harvests and favorable rain.Most of the structures we see today were constructed in the Qing Dynasty in compliance with the layout system set in Jiajing's regin of the Ming Dynasty.;oh yeah,now,we have arrived at Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests;The sky is so beautiful,and the building looks so solemn;;The?round?hall,?38?meters?high?and?30?meters?in?diameter,?has?triple?eaves?and a?coneshaped?deep?blue?tile?roof?crowned?with?a?gilded?knob.?Surrounding?the hall is a six-meter-high spacious circular stone terrance on three levels,each edged by a balustrade of carved white marble;This?is?known?as?the?Echo?Wall(6)?and?is?3.72?meters?high,?61.5?meters?in?diameter?and?193?meters?in?circumference.?If?a?person?whispers?close?to?the?wall?at?any?point,?his?voice?can?be?heard?distinctly?at?any?other?point along the wall;the?Circular?Mound?Altar