National key units, a Beijing park. Located on the east side of Tiananmen Square, the former emperors of the Ming and Qing Imperial Ancestral Temple worship their ancestors. In 1924, it changed to the peace park open to the public. 1931 was taken over by the National Palace Museum as a branch. After the founding of New China, January 6, 1950 the State Council decided to allocate the Imperial Ancestral Temple in Beijing as the cultural activities of the working people. April 10, 1950, the National Palace Museum will be officially handed over to the Imperial Ancestral Temple in Beijing Federation of Trade Unions, turned into Beijing Working People's Cultural Palace, the Palace of Chairman Mao Zedong inscribed the name, May 1, 1950 formally opened, became the capital of the working people "The school and park."

Beijing Working People's Cultural Palace is located in the eastern side of Tiananmen Square, Beijing, for the eighteen years before the Ming Yongle (1420) of the Ming and Qing Imperial Ancestral Temple. Proposal by Premier Zhou Enlai, the first meeting of the State Council approved the transfer of management of the Imperial Ancestral Temple in Beijing Federation of Trade Unions, turned into cultural venues masses of workers, "Beijing Working People's Cultural Palace" plaque and named by Chairman Mao Zedong personally inscribed, 4 in 1950 May 30 opening, May 1, 1950 officially opened. Is "School and Paradise" and foreign tourists resort of the working people. Labor People's Cultural Palace covers an area of ​​140,000 square meters. In order to highlight the spirit of worship, surrounded with three layers of pine and red walls, set off from the magnificent, scattered and orderly architecture, creating a mysterious and solemn atmosphere. Building is axial symmetric layout, glass doors, white marble stone arch, Ji doors, hall three sequentially arranged in the central axis, Jingting, kitchen god, God library, Peidian sequentially arranged on two sides.

Pavilion Temple (Front Hall) is a great place to hold the emperor festival activities. Xu Mizuo three white marble pedestal, ground floor hall "BRIC", beams and columns for the precious gold Phoebe, imposing, two meters higher than the Forbidden City Hall of Supreme Harmony, is considered a symbol of supremacy. It is dedicated to the rest room at the Empress tablets. Ancestral hall of the temple is dedicated to the Emperor tablets of our ancient ancestors.

Chinese Imperial Ancestral Temple is the most complete, the most large-scale royal worship buildings, the most important ancient ancestral building, called "the first temple." January 1988 Imperial Ancestral Temple was included in the Chinese cultural heritage.

A variety of sports activities and beautiful and elegant environment to attract large number of visitors, the arts and education and training created a large number of people, all kinds of artistic performances and exhibitions have long known, a variety of entertainment tastes fitness programs, is an excellent place for recreation, Beijing Cultural Palace of working people founded the city as a major historical event after the founding loading "people's Republic of China memorabilia." 1998 Beijing Working People's Cultural Palace was named China's ACFTU demonstration Workers Cultural Palace. In March 2002 Beijing Working People's Cultural Palace was named a park in Beijing, 2007 December 17, he won the 2007 China Cultural Heritage Day Organization Award granted by the National Heritage Board.

Beijing Working People's Cultural Palace Since its inception, the center of the capital as well as Chinese cultural activities of workers carried out a variety of cultural activities, training a large number of various talents. Meanwhile, as an important place for the Communist Party of China and major events, it has experienced a number of significant historical events. With the accelerated pace of reform and opening up, the Imperial Ancestral Temple Palace of Culture being traditional culture and modern culture and the arts together organically, gradually formed a unique and rich Han cultural values ​​of the school and park.

Chinese Imperial Ancestral Temple is the most complete, the most large-scale royal worship buildings, the most important ancient ancestral building, called "the first temple."

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The east side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing Dongcheng District: Address

Opening and closing hours: every year from June to October Opening hours: 6:00 to 22:00. November to December, January to May Opening hours: 6:30 to 21:00.

Transportation: Take 1,4,52 bus to Tiananmen Square station to get off; or take the subway to Tiananmen East to get off.