Harvest hall
Blue tiered roofs.
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An imperial complex in south-east central Beijing where the Ming and Qing emperors held yearly ceremonies of prayer for a good harvest; it has been a World Heritage Site since 1998, praised as a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design. Its best-known building is the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, a round hall with three tiers of blue roofs on a white marble platform, built without a single nail, along with the circular Echo Wall and the open Circular Mound Altar. A large park of ancient cypress trees surrounds the buildings, and every morning Beijing's older residents gather here for tai chi, dancing, singing and card games, a lively window on daily life in the city. Park entry is CNY 15 and the through ticket to the buildings CNY 34 from April to October and CNY 28 in winter, per visitor guides. Come in the morning to catch the park's local life.
Blue tiered roofs.
Round and famous.
Mornings in the park.
South-east of central Beijing
Park entry is CNY 15 and the through ticket to the buildings CNY 34 from April to October, 28 in winter, per visitor guides.