After the DHL fiasco, Mike and I met our professor Janet at the Temple of Heaven. It is a huge compound of Temples and monuments--with names like Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, Imperial Vault of Heaven, Hall of Abstinence (which is the place where fasting would take place--slight mistranslation there) special echo stones, and a Round Altar.
We wandered around there for a few hours, taking in the temples and also the people. Many Chinese come to the Temple of Heaven to relax, play cards, dance, and sing opera. Pics below
ome parts were more busy than others, it was not quiet like the Lama Temple, but there were some quieter spots around the grounds as we walked from temple to temple. It's the kind of place I hope to go back to with a good book and just sit and read.
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