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  2. Temple of Heaven - Wikipedia

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    The Temple of Heaven (simplified Chinese: 天坛; traditional Chinese: 天壇; pinyin: Tiāntán) is a complex of imperial religious buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for a good harvest.

  3. China Pavilion at Epcot - Wikipedia

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    Visitors enter the China Pavilion through a large Chinese gate. The courtyard is dominated by a replica of the Temple of Heaven, which contains the entrance to "Reflections of China", a Circle-Vision 360° movie exploring China's history and scenery, as well as a museum containing several ancient Chinese artifacts.

  4. Circular Mound Altar - Wikipedia

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    Each terrace has four entrances and a flight of nine steps leading down in every direction. These nine steps represent the nine layers of heaven and emphasize heaven’s extreme importance. The diameter of the altar is a total of 450 ft. This is linked to jiu wu zhi zun (九五之尊) as 45 = 9x5. The arrangement of putting number nine and five ...

  5. Australia's Albanese retraces historic Beijing walk on visit ...

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    Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stopped by Beijing's Temple of Heaven on Monday as he followed in the footsteps of the first Australian leader to visit China, retracing a walk made five ...

  6. Reflections of China - Wikipedia

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    Reflections of China replaced Wonders of China in 2003.. Reflections of China will be replaced by a new film, Wondrous China, which was originally set to open in 2021, as part of Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary celebration, [2] [3] but was postponed indefinitely until further notice, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  7. List of World Heritage Sites in China - Wikipedia

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    This system transformed the Sichuan basin into one of China's most fertile regions without the need for a dam, showcasing early Chinese engineering skills.1001. Yungang Grottoes * Shanxi: 2001 i, ii, iii, iv A series of ancient Buddhist temple grottoes dating back to the 5th and 6th centuries.

  8. Yuanshi Tianzun - Wikipedia

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    Yuanshi Tianzun (Chinese: 元始天尊; pinyin: Yuánshǐ Tīanzūn), the Celestial Venerable of the Primordial Beginning or the Primeval Lord of Heaven, is one of the highest deities of Taoism. He is one of the Three Pure Ones ( Chinese : 三清 ; pinyin : Sānqīng ) and is also known as the Jade Pure One ( Chinese : 玉清 ; pinyin : Yùqīng ).

  9. Shangdi - Wikipedia

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    Shangdi (Chinese: 上帝; pinyin: Shàngdì; Wade–Giles: Shang 4 Ti 4), also called simply Di (Chinese: 帝; pinyin: Dì; lit. 'God'), [1] is the name of the Chinese Highest Deity or "Lord Above" in the theology of the classical texts, especially deriving from Shang theology and finding an equivalent in the later Tiān ("Heaven" or "Great Whole") of Zhou theology.