Originally the venue for annual winter solstice sacrifices,which were performed by successive emperors to ensure ample harvests,the temple remains Beijing's most recognizable icon.

The largest and most spectacular of the city's temple is a working larmsery,home to monks from Mongolia and Tibet.

Confucian values being touted anew by Beijing's leaders,but this important temple remains neglected. Guozijian Street---ancient college street

Looking to improve the flow of Qi through their bodies,early morning crowds of mostly elderly people gather in Beijing's Temple of Heaven Park to indulge in mass movements of Taichi.