Temple of Heaven: Half-Day Guided Walking Tour
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2 Ratings
Dongcheng
Discover the Temple of Heaven's stunning architecture and ancient ceremonies on a half-day guided walking tour. Capture perfect photos and explore historic sites.
Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Temple of Heaven - Visit the Temple of Heaven to see the largest of China’s remaining ancient sacrificial buildings. Plan your visit with our specialized tour guides to fully learn about how the Temple of Heaven used to be used during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and understand the relationship between heaven and earth through the Chinese concept of cosmogony. With your tour guide’s company, see the Round Altar, Long Corridor, and impressive wooden columns in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest. Stand in the center of the Circular Mound Altar to hear the sound appearing to come from the earth’s center, and appreciate the acoustics in the Echo Hall. With it stunning architecture and as a World Heritage UNESCO Site, this is a site not to be missed on your Beijing itinerary!
What's Included
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Entrance Tickets to the Temple of Heaven
What's Not Included
  • Tips to the tour guide based on well done job.
Additional Information

Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, Temple of Heaven was described as a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design which simply and graphically illustrates Chinese cosmogony. With a mini group, your tour guide will lead you to enjoy its magnificent architecture and pleasant grassland, as well as to understand the link to the solemn ceremonies in ancient times during this 2.5-hour tour.

Start at the east gate of the park, follow the Long Corridor to the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, where emperors would come to give thanks and pray. Once you’ve caught that perfect Instagram shot, slip away to the Fasting Palace Circular Mound Altar, where an impressive feat of engineering was designed to make sounds travel in a certain way. The Imperial Vault of Heaven, with the Echo Wall that encircles it, will be your next stop.

Location
天坛公园东门
Meeting Point: Subway Line 5 -【TIANTANDONGMEN Station】-Exit A2. If you take taxi, please show this address " 地铁5号线-天坛东门A2出口” to your driver. Your guide will be holding a "Mubus" signboard.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Jakub_t
Jun 13, 2024
Private Tour - Temple of Heaven - I had a private tour with my guide Aaron. It was a really enriching experience. I definetely recommend getting a guide to understand the history and meaning behind every detail in this beautiful place.
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Linava9958oe
May 29, 2024
Impressive Temple !!! - Had a tour with Mike Wang today. Was very interesting and fun times! Temple is amazing and has unique vibes. Would highly recommend!:)
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Yoshi777
May 29, 2024
Mubus had made my trip to China amazing - Thank you Joy and Mubus for a great morning! The temple of heaven tour was so informative - Joy certainly knows her facts and I learnt a lot of Chinese history through this tour. There’s so much symbolism present and it wouldn’t have been the same if I had visited this attraction without a guide! Honestly, Joy is such a great communicator and she was so helpful! Thank you for a great time!
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