Tian Tan
| Temple of Heaven | |
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Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the largest building in the Temple of Heaven
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| Location | Beijing, China |
| Coordinates | 39°52′56.07″N 116°24′23.29″E / 39.8822417°N 116.4064694°ECoordinates: 39°52′56.07″N 116°24′23.29″E / 39.8822417°N 116.4064694°E |
| Official name: Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing | |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iii |
| Designated | 1998 (22nd session) |
| Reference no. | 881 |
| Region | Asia-Pacific |
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"Temple of Heaven" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
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| Traditional Chinese | 天壇 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 天坛 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Altar of Heaven" | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Tiāntán |
| IPA | [tʰjɛ́ntʰǎn] |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Tīn-tàahn |
| Jyutping | Tin1-taan4 |
| Southern Min | |
| Tâi-lô | Thinn-tuânn |
The Temple of Heaven (Chinese: 天壇; pinyin: Tiāntán; Manchu: ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ
ᠮᡠᡴᡩᡝᡥᡠᠨ; Möllendorff: abkai mukdehun) is an imperial complex of religious buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. It has been regarded as a Taoist temple, although Chinese heaven worship, especially by the reigning monarch of the day, predates Taoism.
The temple complex was constructed from 1406 to 1420 during the reign of the Yongle Emperor, who was also responsible for the construction of the Forbidden City in Beijing. The complex was extended and renamed Temple of Heaven during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor in the 16th century. Jiajing also built three other prominent temples in Beijing, the Temple of Sun (日壇) in the east, the Temple of Earth (地壇) in the north, and the Temple of Moon (月壇) in the west. The Temple of Heaven was renovated in the 18th century under the Qianlong Emperor. By then, the state budget was insufficient, so this was the last large-scale renovation of the temple complex in imperial times.
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