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The ultimate expression of the eternal Chinese quest for order, the Temple of Heaven is
sheer geometric perfection: a series of stunning shrines where the sons of heaven, China's
emperors, came to pray for divine guidance. Everything about them - colour, shape, sound
- has an esoteric significance that's mind-boggling to contemplate. Surrounding them is a
delightfully soothing park, where the locals come to stroll and dance, or to sit under the
gnarled cypress trees planted hundreds of year ago during the Ming dynasty.
Temple of Heaven Park & Dōngchéng South
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