• At the entrance of Tiantan Gongyuan (Temple of Heaven Park)...
  • This masterpiece of Ming architecture covers 267 hectares of parks and temples...
  • This is inside the museum of Chinese imperial music - Divine Music Office
  • Bell Chimes (those were Bianqing - stone chimes, in the previous picture)
  • 12 pitch pipes (enlarged reproduction)
  • Some music theory, for those who can read it...
  • This really looks like an imperial drum... I like this picture...
  • more drums...
  • The Stage Setting of the Hall of Gathered Happiness
  • Ceremonial robe...
  • Ceremonial robe again...
  • Roof beams nicely decorated...
  • Ancient zitherlike musical instrument called "qin zheng"
    This instrument has over 2000 years old history; originally it had only 5 strings - today it has 13, 14 or 16 strings.
  • I'm not sure about the names of these instruments... sorry...
  • This instrument is called "erhu" (are who?:)
  • Sounds like a violin... the sound is very unique...
  • This instrument is called "pipa" and looks like western lute...
  • View from the Circular Mound Altar towards the Echo Wall
  • Past Chengzhen gate, facing The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest
  • The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest was under renovation in September of 2005
  • Bagua - some of the most profound and the most sacred images in Daoism...
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