Heaven is a reflection on ancient natural and human beings know it comes from life, but people originally an act of worship, "Book of Rites • Li Yun" said: "Cardiff beginning of worship, the beginning of all diet, widow dolphin, Ying Zi and earth drum. "sacrifice is the result of the formation of the human mind, with the emergence of social ideology of human generated, which represents the initial human consciousness, human beings out of ignorance, a sign to civilization. Heaven in ancient Chinese history can be traced back to ancient times, there were already legendary Yellow Emperor of Heaven behavior, when Emperor Yao "Nai Ming Hui matter and, if Chin Wu Tian," Heaven's ceremony has a very grand. Early on, people choose to worship God naturally Heights held events later used exclusively for the construction of high heaven activities, known as the altar, to express God's people respect and look forward to. After the human society divided into rulers and ruled, heaven became the exclusive right of the ruler. "• The Book of Rites Music Man" that is "Son of Heaven festival world," the statement, written as early as in the "Book of Rites" and "Rites" Yi Yue:. "Suburban stop emperor, princes only club, Road and literati" and He said worship, "so do not hierarchy, respect for His Holiness things, those things humble humble." In a class society, the ruler of Heaven endowed with specific meaning, which is included in the scope of feudal ritual system, making it an important part of the country's political life. Famous Song Dynasty historian Sima Guang also said: "Cardiff ceremony, resolution and poor, order intimacy, the CD group was made Shushi." Because of worship was given a special meaning, and political life of the country is closely related to the relationship, thus dynasties in Chinese history monarch pursues stopped working, he lasted two thousand years, and Heaven is to be respected to be added to the height of a "big country worship."

　　Historically altar dedicated to the worship of heaven organized ceremony is known as the "ring mound." After the Western Zhou Dynasty, gradually formed in China with "great ceremony at the King day, a great instrument in the Suburban Sacrifice" sacrificial system as the core. "Book of Rites" goes:. "Emperor worship in the suburbs, Jingzhi to be" it enacted by the Duke, "the winter solstice, the Circular Mound Heaven on earth the" Sacrificial System for the later dynasties of Chinese emperors pursued, Qin, Han and Tang and Song are in various feudal imperial sacrificial altar altar capital construction heaven God, Qin and early Han Dynasty to the altar of heaven known as the five Zhi, after the mid-Western Han Dynasty and the Tang and Song are all towards the heaven said for the Circular Mound.

　　"Five in the ancient city," said Beijing as early as the Spring and Autumn period that is "Ju Ze", "Ju Ze" was held in place Yanguo Guo Jun Jiao Si and safari. Jin Zhenyuan first year (1153), Reign Under Hailing the king moved the capital to Yanjing, change Yanjing gold in both. Dading years (1161-1189 years), King Sejong Wan Yan Yong Feng in the capital should be built in the door five miles south suburbs altar, Wu Tian worship as God's place. "The History • Li Zhi" records Golden Altar system as follows:. "The southern suburbs of the altar, in abundance should the door, when Que Pat places round the altar three, into twelve bore, each according to e-bit play wall three-chen, four each. three. Itsuki northeast, kitchen library in the South. altar, the play begin with terracotta clever. "

　　1279, Kublai Hu Bilie established the Yuan unified empire, its capital in Beijing, said the most. 1306, Yuan into the case in most of the main entrance of Laguna build seven miles southeast of the altar for worship heaven and earth 0 yuan Jiaotan triple circular altar, "to the front door of propylene place in Korea, where three hundred eighty acres and strange altar three percent, as per eight feet one inch tall, the five feet into vertical and horizontal, into the feet, into the next 15 husbands. Four-chamber meridian meridian consistently to four eggs West Long ten two-level peripherals Westminster. left the altar to altar outside the two fifteen step outside altar to the altar inside the left left fifty-four step. each four walls, the outer south wall panel Stargate three things root Stargate one each. won around the altar to protect both the upper and lower bi, inside and outside with each high five foot, surrounded the altar have left the door Third, all painted with red.

　　Western Zhou, Qin, Han, Tang, Song Zhu North Korea and Beijing Jin and Yuan dynasties Heaven building has an important influence on the construction of the Ming and Qing Beijing's Temple of Heaven. Beijing Temple of Heaven is the Ming and Qing dynasties in ancient China inherit heaven architecture based on the construction of. Ming and Qing Beijing Tiantan scale, its graphic design, building layout, building technology and plant configuration have reached a very high level. Temple of Heaven with the US round of the US loss of architectural style, deep quiet garden environment, the Temple of Heaven is a masterpiece of ancient Chinese wooden architecture.

　　The Temple of Heaven is the altar of the ancient Chinese emperor, and it is the crystallization of China's long cultural heaven, its magnificent architecture, lush trees, a rich collection of artifacts both documented ancient Chinese ancestors look forward and hope, also recorded feudal emperors wise, stupid and decadent.