Tiantan Park is surrounded by two altar walls, which are divided into two parts: the inner altar and the outer altar. The north of the domain is round and the south is square, which means "the sky is round"; It is mainly composed of four ancient buildings: the "valley prayer" in spring, the "Mouqiu altar" from winter to the sun, the Zhai Palace where the emperor lived before offering sacrifices, and the Divine Music Department where ceremonies and music were held. The Hall of Prayer for the New Year is a landmark building in Beijing.
Tickets for the opening hours of the park are from 6: 30 to 22: 00 (closed at 2100) and 10r/ person (this can only be seen from the outside, not allowed to enter).
Joint ticket is 8: 00-17: 00 (admission is closed at16: 30), 20r/ person, including tickets for parks, prayer halls, ball halls, imperial halls, fasting palaces and music departments. ?
Attractions such as the Hall of Prayer for the Year are closed on Mondays (except holidays).
The official WeChat account is open for appointment seven days in advance, and you need to bring your ID card to enter.
Main points:
Hall of Prayer for the New Year: magnificent, it is a circular hall with triple eaves. The top of the hall is covered with green, yellow in the middle and green in the lower part, which symbolizes the sky, the earth and everything. This is the only surviving example of ancient Tang Ming-style architecture in China.
Yuan Qiu: Commonly known as the Temple of Heaven, there is a "Tianxin Stone" in the center, and the table stones and stone railings on all floors adopt multiples of "nine" and "nine" to reflect the "nine days" and emphasize the status of "heaven".
Imperial vault: a temple with a wooden arch structure and a blue tile and a golden roof, used to worship the divine version provided by the celestial instrument. The ceiling algae well in the hall is a golden dragon algae well with a green color and a big golden dragon pattern in the center. The courtyard wall is a famous echo wall. Try to shout, it's amazing!
Ramadan Palace: The palace where the emperor fasted for three days before offering sacrifices.
Single Pen Bridge: This is a 4-meter-high avenue, which connects Oahu Island Altar and Valley Prayer Altar.
Detailed introduction of the four entrances
East entrance: about 100 meters from A2 entrance of East Gate of Tiantan on Metro Line 5.
East entrance (5 minutes 600 meters) → Tiantan Park-Hall for Praying for the New Year (3 minutes 300 meters) → Danbi Bridge (3 minutes 300 meters) → Echo Wall (1 30 meters) → Tiantan Park-Waqiu (2 minutes 200 meters) → South entrance (Zhaohengmen 65438+).
West entrance: It is about 70 meters away from Exit C of the overpass on Metro Line 8.
West entrance (900m in 7 minutes) → Zhaigong → Sanmen (1 8min 1.2km)→ South entrance (Zhao Hengmen) → Tiantan Park-Waqiu (130min) → Echo Wall → (300min 3 minutes) → Dan.
North entrance: It is about 700 meters away from Exit C of Qiaowan of Metro Line 7.
Night view route (from north gate to south gate) 4 minutes and 400 meters → Tiantan Park-Hall of Prayer for the New Year (3 minutes and 300 meters) → Danbi Bridge (3 minutes and 300 meters) → Echo Wall (1 30 meters) → Tiantan Park-Waqiu (2 minutes and 200 meters) → South Gate (1 600 meters).
South entrance: subway 14 line Jingtai B is about1.2km..
South entrance (200 meters in 2 minutes at Zhao Hengmen) → Tiantan Park-Waqiu (1 30 meters) → Echo Wall (3 minutes 300 meters) → Single Bridge (3 minutes 300 meters) → Tiantan Park-Hall of Praying for the New Year (5 minutes 550 meters) → Double-ring Wanshou Pavilion (4 minutes 3500 meters).
Food recommendation: Zhajiang noodles, stewed meat in old Beijing, instant-boiled mutton, bean paste, inby, snowballing, Aiwowo, etc.
Photographing skills:
1, if you want to take a panoramic view, you'd better use a drone, or climb the stairs and take a picture at the highest point. Super beautiful!
2. The Hall of Prayer for the New Year is the most popular punching point, and there are many people. You can wait until four or five o'clock to take pictures. It's very nice. It was cleared after five o'clock, and there were many fewer people. You can take more pictures.
3. Going out to the temple on the left is also suitable for punching in, which is very artistic.
Lighting time: The lighting time of the Hall of Prayer for the New Year is Friday and Saturday, and the important holidays are from 7: 00 to 9: 00 pm. (Pay attention to the time to stop entering the park at 9: 00) You can walk around the Hall of Prayer for the New Year when shooting at night, and you can take pictures where there are many seats and people!
Tips:
1, the Temple of Heaven is very big, so you must wear comfortable shoes, or your feet will be super painful!
2. Also, don't wander around the closed area. Some places are cultural relics protection areas, so you can't just go in.