The gifts, symbolizing that "under heaven, all belong to the emperor ... The altar is located sacrifices to the God of the Sun. The altar is located in Beijing' s diplomatic quarter to the ...

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The Temple of Heaven, situated in southeastern Beijing, is the largest extant sacrificial ... Imperial Heavenly Vault (Huanqiongyu) and the Altar of Heaven (Huanqiu) to the south.

2009 33COM 7B.69 - World Heritage properties in Beijing (China) 2007 31COM 7B.78 - World Heritage Properties in Beijing (China) (C 880 – C 881 – C 439 bis) 2006 30COM 7B.63 - State of Conservation ...