Located in the southern part of Beijing and surrounded by 5 km of wall, the Temple of Heaven (Tiantan)is one of the finest sites in Beijing, You will want to prepare for a of of walking as Tiantan is about 3 times as large as the Forbidden City, Historically, it has been one of the most sacred places in China for the past 500 years．

　　Near the north end of the park, the Altar of Prayer for Good Harvests (Qigutan) is perhaps one of the best known symbols for Beijing and China, its round, triple layer cone-shaped roof is truly something to behold, It was built in 1420 and the roof was three colours representing the Heavens (blue)，the Emperor (yellow) and the bottom layer was the common people (brown). In 1 752 alf of the eaves were painted heavenly blue and they remained that way until the hall was struck by lightning and burned in 1889．It was rebuilt the following year and renovated once again in 1970.

　　The Circular Mound Altar in the south is the other major highlight here and be sure to try out the Echo Wall where a person whispering at any point along the wall can be clearly heard at any point along the wall This of course depends on the number of people also trying to whisper a message around the walI at the same time as you．