In ancient China ,
Temple of Heaven was regarded as a sacred place.
The Temple of Heaven was the place where emperors of
the Ming and Qing dynasties worshipped heaven and prayed for good harvests. The
architecture of
Dozens of temples of heaven were built and only
the Temple of Heaven
in Beijing is
still standing. It is the largest architectural group of buildings and unique
in the world today.
Consists primarily of the Wanshoushan and
Kunming Lake, Summer Palace is the largest and best preserved imperial garden
of the Qing Dynasty in extant in Beijing, as well as a famous classical
imperial garden.
Besides, Summer Palace
has a long history. In 1860, the Anglo-French troops invaded Beijing ,
burnt the "Three Hills and Five
Gardens " and
plundered the places of their treasures. All wooden structures in Qingyiyuan
were burnt to ashes.
As a magnificent, solemn and palatial
complex, Forbidden City is the largest wooden
cluster in existence in the world today. The Forbidden City
had been repaired and rebuilt many times during some 500 years, but its basic
form and layout remains in the original state.
Also, Forbidden City
takes pride in its precious collections of more than 900,000 cultural and art
objects, many of which are state relics.
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