The Temple of Heaven, situated in southeastern Beijing, is the largest extant sacrificial ... but after it was made a public park in 1949, entrances were also opened on the northern, southern ...
Just get off the subway at Tiantan Dongmen. As you'd expect, this green space is a peaceful asylum, immune to the urban bustle. In the Confucian spirit, the park offers respite among ancient ...
Evan Kail looks at a bronze mask from Sanxingdui at Beijing's National Museum of China on Nov 19. JU HUANZONG/XINHUA Standing in Tiantan Park in central Beijing, location of the Temple of Heaven ...