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A few kilometers southeast to the Forbidden City, there is a huge temple for worshipping heaven—the Temple of Heaven.The heaven-worshipping ceremony originated from the Zhou Dynasty.Since the Han Dynasty, emperors of all dynasties paid much attention to this ceremony.After the reign of Emperor Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, every year emperors came to the Temple of Heaven to hold ceremony of worshiping heaven and praying for good harvests.The main design concept of the Temple of Heaven is to highlight the vastness and loftiness of sky to show the supremacy of heaven.The Temple of Heaven is built on a central axis.The wall at the southern end is square, symbolizing earth;the wall at the northern end is semi-circular, symbolizing heaven.This design originated from the ancient thought that"the earth is square and heaven is round".
