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Day Eight: Beijing Temple of Heaven

Posted on Friday, September 30th, 2005

Dave!From The Forbidden City, my driver headed southward to one of the most recognized buildings in Beijing... The Temple of Heaven. Proving that karma does indeed balance out... I found that the "Temple of Prayers for Good Harvest" is closed for repairs until April of next month year. Oh well, if I had to choose between a clear day at The Great Wall and this, I'll take The Wall any day.

And it doesn't hurt that I've seen the reproduction at Epcot's World Showcase in Walt Disney World either.

Temple of Heaven

Since I couldn't actually go into the main building, I had to settle for a trip to the "Imperial Vault of Heaven"...

Temple of Heaven

Next to the Vault is the famous "whispering wall" where you can stand at opposite ends of the curved surface and hear a whisper across it. Unfortunately, there were dozens of people screaming at it (totally missing the point), which meant that you couldn't hear a thing, so that was that.

My favorite part of the Temple of Heaven Park was the Circular Mound which is supposed to have bizarre acoustical properties if you speak whilst standing at its center. With the hordes of noisy tourists buzzing about, it was impossible to know what this might involve. Still, it is a beautiful structure...

Circular Mound

Circular Mound

Circular Mound

And thus ends yet another long day in Beijing. Tomorrow, I'm just going to relax a bit... perhaps journeying to Lama Temple and see what the festivities are like in Tiananmen Square. Or maybe I'll just stay in my hotel room and sleep all day. That sounds equally appealing.


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Comments

  1. Kevin says:

    Now, I’ll admit that I’m not 100% familiar with the Chinese calendar, but I’m assuming you meant “April of next year” as opposed to “April of next month,” right?

  2. Dave2 says:

    Oops. Have the time I don’t know where I am… let alone what the date is!

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