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theheaven`sstorehousewaswherememorialtabletsdedicatedtothegodswerekept.douglashurd，aformerbritishforeighsecretary，oncesaid，“godattendstohisaffairsonthecir4cularmoundaltarbutstayshere.”nowlet`sgointotoseeit（gothroughtheleftsidedoor）

（inthecourtyardofheaven`sstorehouse）thisistheimperialvaultofheaven，themainstructureofheaven`sstorehouse.itwasbuiltin1530andis17metersinheightand19metersindiameter.thestructurefeatureblueroofstoppedbyagildedball，andcarvedwoodendoorsandwindows.itisdecoratedwithcoloredpaintings.foundedona3-meter-hignroundmarbleterrace，thebuildingalsofeaturesagiganticcarvedmarbleramplaidinthestonestaircaseleadinguptothefrontentrance..therampiscarvedin“twodragonsplayingwithapearl”designinrelief.wewillenterthemainhallbygoingupthestonestaircaseontheeasternside.

thearchofthehallisbuttressedby16giantpillarsontworings.ontopofthepillarstherearegiltbracketssupportingacircularcaisson，orcoveredceiling.theceilingischaracterizedbyagoldencoilingdragondesign.the8pillaroftheinnerringarepaintedscarletanddecoratedwithgoldenlotuses.

tothenorthofthehallthereisamarblepedestal.atopit，upawoodenflightof9steps，iswherethemajortabletdedicatetoheavenwasenshrined.oneachflankfourtabletsareenshrinedinhonoroftheancestorsoftheqingemperors.intheannexhallinhornoroftheancestorsoftheqingemperors.intheannexhallsinthecourtyard，therearetabletsdedicatedtothedeitiesofthesun，moon，constellation，cloud，rain，windandthunder.

asidefromexquisitelylaidoutarchitectures，heaven`sstorehouseisalsofamousfortwostructureswithpeculiaracousticfeatures，i.e.theechowallandthetriple-soundstone.amerewhisperatanypointclosetothewallcanbeheardclearlyontheotherside，althoughthepartiesmaybe40or50metersapart.thisispossiblebecausethewallisroundandhermeticallyconstructedwithsmooth，solidbricks.

infrontofthestepsleadingawayfromthehallsisthetriplesoundstone.ifyoustandonthefirststoneandcalloutorclapyourhands，thesoundwillechoonce;

onthesecondstone，thesoundwillbeheardtwice;

andonthethirdstone，thesoundwillrepeatthreetimes.hencethename.（gooutthroughtherightdoorandstrollalongthecircularpathnorthward）

thetempleofheavenisalsofamousforitscypresstrees-therearemorethan60，000cypresstreesinall，amongwhichover4，000aremorethanonehundredyearsold，addingtothesolemnatmosphereofthetemple.thistallcypresswasplantedmorethan500yearsago.itsthickbranchesandtwistingtrunkresemblingninecoilingplayfuldragons;

thusitisknownasthenine-dragoncypress.itissaidthatthistreewasheretowelcomethemonarchs.nowitisheretowelcomevisitorfromallovertheworld.

Nowwearebackagainonthecentralaxis.thisbrick-archedgateisknownaschengzhen（adoptingfidelity）.thisgateisthenortherngateofthecircularmoundaltarandthehallofprayerforgoodharvest.thehallofprayerforgoodharvestissituatedattheextremeendoftheaxis.itwasusedbytheemperorinthefirstmonthofeverylunaryearforservicesdedicatedtogoodharvest.

enteringthehallofprayerforgoodharvest，wesetfootonaraisedpassage360meterslong，whichtheemperoralsotooktoproceedtothehall.thisbroadnorth-southwalkway，calleddanbiqiao（redstairwaybridge），connectsthetwosetsofmainbuildinginthetempleofheavenandconstitutesasingleaxis.

thepassageisdividedintoleft，controlandrightpathsbythecrossarrangementofslabs.thecentralandthewidestpathisknownasheavenlythoroughfare，whichwasreservedexclusivelyforgod;

nobody，includingtheemperor，wasallowedtosetfootontoit.theemperorusedthepathontheeast，whichisknownastheimperialwalk.theministersandprincesusedtheoneonthewest.interestingenough，thereisnowalkwayleftforordinarypeople.thisisbecausethetempleofheavenusedtobeoff-limitstothem.

contrarytoappearances，thiswalkwayisnotabridgeatall.buthowso?

thisroadis4metersabovethegroundandthereisacavernunderneaththatwasreservedforsacrificialoxenandsheep.thecattlewereslaughteredataslaughterhouseabout500metersawayandbroughthereforsacrifice.allinall，itcanbesaidthiswalkwaydidserveasbridgeandcanbelookeduponasthefirstcloverleafinbeijing.

lookingbackatthethoroughfare，youmayrealizethatthiswalkisgainingheighttowarditsnorthernend.aspeopleapproachthearchitecturalgroupofthehallofprayerforgoodharvest，theflankinggrovesofcypressrecedeandperspectivewidens.hereyouareinheaven.

themarbleterraceupaheadiscalledjufutai，orcostumechangingterrace.itislocatedtotheeastoftheredstairwaybridgeandcoversaspaceof25squaremeters.ithasmarbleslabbalustrades.thedaybeforetheservice，officialsinchargewouldputupayellowsatintentontheterracefortheemperortochangeoutofhisyellowdragonrobeintoblueceremonialclothes.aftertheservice，theemperorwouldreturntothetentandchangebackintohisimperialrobebeforereturningtothepalace.（proceedtothesouthgateofthehallofprayerforgoodharvest）

thisstructureiscalledthegateofprayforgoodharvest.wecancatchaslightglimpseofthecentralbuilding，thehallofprayerforgoodharvest，thoughthecolonnadeofthegate.agiganticandloftygroupofbuildings，thecomplexincludesthegateofprayerforgoodharvest，thehallofprayerforgoodharvest，easternandwesternannexhalls，thehuanqian（imperialheaven）longcorridor，heavenkitchen，slaughterhouse，etc.

theannexhallsweresymmetricallybuiltona1.5-meter-hignbrick-and-marbleterrace，tosetofftheloftinessandmagnificenceofthemainhall.thisuniquebuilding，38metersinheight，ischaracterizedbyacone-shapedstructurewithtripleeavesandatopthatiscrownedbyagiltball.theroofingismadeofblueglazedtiles，thecolorofthesky.underneaththeroof，thebeamsandbracketaredecoratedwithcoloredpaintings.thebaseofthestructureisatriple-tiered，circularmarbleterrace.atadistance，theterracelookslikeagigantic，spiralingcloudwiththestructureperchedontopofit.

todaythehallofprayerforgoodharvestisthehallmarkofbeijing，whichenjoysaprolongedhistoryofcivilization.

thebaseofthehallisatriple-tiered，circularmarbleterrace，whichis90metersindiameterand6metersinheight，coveringaspaceof4，000squaremeters.meticulousaccuracywasgiventothelayoutofthestructure.inthemiddleofeachthree-tieredflightofstairs，thereisagiantmarblerampcarvedincloud，dragonandphoenixdesigns.tosetofftheramps，thetopofthebalustradesanddownpipesaredesignedwithcorrespondingfloralscrolls.insouthernpartofeachtier，agiganticbronzeincenseburnerisplaced.sandalwoodwasburntinthemwhenriteswereobserved.

（infrontofthehallofprayerforgoodharvest）climbingupthismarbleterrace，weseethemainhall，amasterpieceofancientchina.lookingupyouwillseethecaisson，orcoveredceiling，characterizedbycomplexdesignsofdragonsandphoenixes.inandout，thehallisdecoratedwithcoloreddrawingofdragonsandphoenixes.

withouttheuseofsteel，cementandnail，andevenwithouttheuseofbigbeamsandcrossbeams，theentirestructureissupportedby28massivewoodenpillarsandnumberofbars，laths，jointsandrafters.thefourcentralpillars，calledthedragon-wellpillars，are19.2metershighandpaintedwithdesignsofcompositefollowers，representingthefourseason.therearetworingsof12scarletpillarseach.theinnerringrepresentsthe12monthsandtheouterringsthe12divisionsofthedayandnight.betweenthetworingsthereare24partitionedspacestomarkthesolartermsofthechineselunaryear.thepillars，28innumber，alsorepresentthe28constellationsintheuniverse-theancientchinesebelievedthattherewere28constellationsthatmadeupthesky.

thecenterofthestone-pavedfloorisaroundmarbleslab，whichis88.5centimetersindiameter.interestingly，theslabfeaturesnaturalblackandwhiteveins，correspondingtothedragon-phoenixdesignontheceiling.thisparticularslabisknownasthedragon-phoenixstoneandisregardedasatreasureinseparablefromthehall.

thefurnishingswithinthehallareplacedintheiroriginalpositionsdatingbacktowhenemperorxianfengruled.intheforefrontandabovethethroneareenshrinedtabletsincommemorationofheaven.oneithertableoneachsidetabletsoftheemperor`sancestorswereplaced.eachtabletisfrontedbyanaltar.atotalof24kindsofofferingweremadeonit，includingsoup，wine，assortedcereals，andacalf.

thesacrificialriteswereobservedintheweehoursofthemorning，sometimeinthefirstmonthofthechineselunaryear.becauseitwasstilldark，candles，lanternsandtorcheswerelit.thislightingcoupledwiththeincensebeingburntinsidethehall，helpedmaketheceremonybothgrandandmystical.

bythetimetheservicebegan，207musiciansanddancerswouldbeperformingonplatformsoutsidethehall.theemperor，inhisbluesacrificialrobeandwithanairofpietyandsincerity，wouldwalkslowlyintothehall，kowtow，andof