Today, well go to visit the Temple of Heaven. First, I'll give you a brief introduction of it. The Temple of Heaven is situated in the southern part of Beijing. It was first built in 1420 in the Ming Dynasty. It covers an area of 273 hectares. The Temple of Heaven is not only the largest group of temple building in China, but also the largest heaven-worshipping architecture in the world.
Originally the Temple of Heaven was built according to the Temple of Heaven and Earth in Nanjing, so both heaven and earth were worshiped here, then it was called Temple of Heaven and Earth at that time. In 1530, another structure, Temple of Earth was built in the northern part of Beijing and the Heaven and Earth were worshipped separately. Since only Heaven was worshipped in here, it was renamed the Temple of Heaven.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Temple of Heaven was the place where the emperors came to worship the God of Heaven and pray for good harvest. The emperors came here twice a year. The first time was on the 15 th day of the first lunar month. The emperor would come to the Hall of the prayer for Good Harvest and held a big ceremony to pray for a bumper harvest. The second time was on Winter Solstice, and a sacrificial ceremony would be held at the Circular Mount Altar to offer a sacrifice to the Heaven.
Being a sacred place for worshipping heaven, the Temple of Heaven had been twice seriously damaged by the Anglo-French Allied Forces in 1860 and the invading troops of the eight powers in 1900.
Architecturally speaking, the Temple of Heaven has two themes: the heave and the earth. The surrounding walls of the Temple of Heaven are 6 meters high with a semicircular wall to the north and square shaped wall to the south. This represents an ancient belief that the heaven was round and the earth was square. There are three main buildings in the Temple of Heaven, they are: the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the Imperial Heavenly Vault and the Circular Mound Altar.
Dear visitors, today we will visit the emperor worship was formerly place - the temple of heaven.
Ming yongle emperor after moved in Beijing enterprise of Beijing, the big site modeled nanjing is established for this role in praying to alter, covers an area of reached 273 million square meters. Lord architecture is big, is also the site of QiNianDian position today. The temple of heaven has outer wall and the altar, the north is round compound has wall, the south is square, take meaning nature round place. In the beginning, heaven and offering ground is the temple of heaven, until the jiajing years in beicheng built ditan, just separate, and new MengDong HuanQiu altar, for the original big praying to the site, and great temple, instead, when MengChun specially for the mega garden just house roof was three double-hipped roof, from top to bottom blue and yellow green colors representing the earthen universe. And in qianlong multiplied, instead of the house, and now QiNianDian with roof tiles blue glazed tile. Thus formed today what we see of the world's largest ceremonial buildings.
But such a praying to the holy land, but also once was in the anglo-french allied in 1860, then the looted in 1900 was again the ravages of g8 coalition. In 1916 the reign of yuan shikai once also in the temple of heaven has played a ceremonial farce. In 1918, the temple of heaven park end up with open. After the liberation tiantan not only become the famous tourist attractions, and still part of the Beijing urban green space, come here not only is the tourists, also have some specifically for the old people vti).
Now let's put the altar along the route that the emperor start the tour.
re going to see is HuanQiu altar of ancient emperor worship. There are two ways HuanQiu surrounded wall, make foreign inside the circle, accord with that nature round place. Every wall all have four groups lingxingmeng, from east ordinal it is tai yuan, zhao heng, GuangLi, ChengZhen, each group sanmen, a total of 24 seats, called "cloud gate jade". You can notice, lingxingmeng size are different, this is because in door is god dedicated, so tall; Only from the door of the emperor into; But other officials can only from the right side of the door through the smallest. And the same platform is emperor ceremonies in worship before replacement offering clothing and wash one's hands and face with local, called served Chinese Taiwan. Came to HuanQiu altar, we'll start next put altar, but I please pay attention to each layer of how many steps square. To top it all, we also found, the altar all steps number, guard board number are nine or multiples of nine. Every board a layer, have 9 steps, mesa tablets of stone, called pure among the first lap the periphery of nine laps huge brick slab, the second lap fan 18 blocks, and so on, to most outside the 9th lap is just 81 block; And everybody looked can see enclosure panels were all steps is divided into four parts, each part also has nine pieces, while middle-level enclosure panel is 18 blocks, lower is 27 pieces, these aren't all be coincidence? Of course not, because according to the Yin yang-five elements, it is extremely Yang number nine, so ancient craftsman will use this digital to give HuanQiu sets the noble thoughts.
尊敬的各位游客：
大家好!欢迎大家来北京天坛!
北京天坛，在原北京外城的东南部。位于故宫正南偏东的城南，正阳门外东侧。始建于明朝永乐十八年。是中国古代明、清两朝历代皇帝祭天之地。总面积为273公顷。天坛1998年被联合国教科文组织确认为“世界文化遗产”。
天坛这一群古建筑物，可以说是世界闻名的。祈年殿啊，皇穹宇啊，圜丘啊，回音壁啊，都是人们熟悉的名字。游客们!现在我们来到了祈年殿的前面。您向前看，祈年殿是不是三重顶圆殿，殿顶覆盖上青、中黄、下绿三色琉璃?这是寓意天、地、万物。祈年殿内石板地面的中心有一块直径88.5厘米的圆形大理石，上有天然的龙凤图纹，即为龙凤石，与殿顶藻井中央的木刻龙凤浮雕上下对称，相映成趣。 有趣的是大理石的石面上的墨色纹理颇像是一条行龙和一只飞凤。龙纹色深，角、须、爪、尾样样俱备;凤纹色浅，嘴、眼、羽毛，隐约可辨，俗名“龙凤呈祥”石。关于龙凤石还有一美丽的传说，相传这块大理石上原来只有凤纹，而殿顶藻井内只有雕龙。天长日久，龙凤竟有了灵感，金龙常常飞下来和玉凤相会。不料有一次龙凤正在相会，却赶上一个皇帝来祭天，金龙来不及飞回，皇帝跪在石上行礼时，将痴情的金龙和玉凤双双压到圆石里面去了。从此，有了这一龙一凤的龙凤石。
走完了祈年殿，现在我们来到了回音壁。北京天坛的回音壁是中国迄今保存较完好的具有回音效果的古代建筑，回音其实是声音反射作用的结果。中国各地某些半圆形拱门、拱桥、英国伦敦圣保罗教堂等都是声学与建筑学结合的产物。怎样?是不是很有趣?现在我们一起走进来看一看吧!游客们，你们知道怎么使用回音壁吗?其实，回音壁有回音的效果。如果一个人站在东配殿的墙下面朝北墙轻声说话，而另一个人站在西配殿的墙下面朝北墙轻声说话，两个人把耳朵靠近墙，即可清楚地听见远在另一端的对方的声音，而且说话的声音回音悠长。现在让大家自由参观20分钟，然后集合，请大家注意以下事项：
1、不要乱丢垃圾
2、不要随地吐痰
3、不要乱涂乱画
20分钟已经到了，现在请您自做安排游玩，谢谢!
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Welcome to the temple of Heaven. (After self-introduction) preserved cultural heritages of China. There are basically two kinds of visitors who come here: local pensioners who do exercises here in the morning and evening and sightseers both from home and abroad. All in all ,there are 12 million visitors very year. Now we are going to go along the route that leads to the alter. It will take roughly one hour. Mind you ,the emperor also walked along this route to pay tribute to the God of Heaven.
(Along the Southern Sacred Road leading to the Circular Mound Altar)
The largest group of architectures ever to be dedicated to Heaven ,the Temple of Heaven served as an exclusive altar for Chinese monarchs during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was decreed that rulers of successive dynasties would place altars in their own capitals to worship Heaven and pray for good harvest. But why ?
The ancient Chinese believed that Heaven was the supreme ruler of the universe and the fate of mankind ,and thus worshiping rites dedicated to Heaven came into being.
The Heaven the ancient Chinese referred to was actually the Universe, or nature. In those days, there were specfic rites of worship. This was especially true during the Ming and Qing dynasties when elaborate ceremonies were held.
The Temple of Heaven was built in 1420 during the reign of Emperor Youngle of the Ming Dynasty. Situated in the southern part of the city ,this grand set of structures covers an area of 273 hectares. To better symbolize heaven and earth ,the northern part of the Temple is circular while the southern part is square .The whole compound is enclosed by two walls, a square wall outside a round one. The outer area is characterized by suburban scenery, while the inner part is used for sacrifices. The inner enclosure consists of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest and the Circular Mound Altar.
(Along the Imperial Passage leading from the Southern Lattice Star Gate in front of the Circular Mound Altar)
the Circular Mound Altar is enclosed by two walls ,each containing four groups of Souther
n Lattice Star Gate, each in turn consisting of three doors, with 24 marble doors altogether. Standing on the passage facing north, you will notice that with each pair of doors on is narrower than the other. This reflects the feudal hierarchy: the wider door was reserved for monarchs, while the narrower one was used by courtiers.
On the day of the ceremony ,the emperor would don his ritual costume and be ushered in by the official in charge of religious affairs. He ascended the three terraces in the forefront to pay tribute at the alter.
(Atop the Circular Mound Alter)
we are now on the top terrace of the Altar, or the third terrace .Each terrace has a flight of 9 steps. At the center of this terrace lies a round stone surrounded by 9 steps. At the center of this terrace lies a round stone surrounded by 9 concentric rings of stone. The number of stones in the first ring is 9, in the second ,18, up to 81 in the 9th ring. Even the number of carved balustrades on these terraces is a multiplee of 9. But why?
According to an cient Chinese philosophy, yin and yang were two opposing factors. Heaven and the odd numbers belonged to yang while the Earth and even numbers belonged to yin. Nine was the largest heavenly number accessible to man . What is more, the ancient people also believed that heaven consisted of nine layers and that the emperor` s abode was on the uppermost tier.
亲爱的游客们，大家好!欢迎来到北京著名的旅游景点——天坛。我是你们的导游丁培尔，大家可以叫我丁导。
天坛是以前皇帝祭天的地方，始建于明朝，是我国被列入《世界遗产名录》的29处景观之一。下面请大家跟着我，一起去参观天坛的主体建筑——祈年殿。
祈年殿建于1420xx年，是天坛最早的建筑物，也是北京旅游的标志。1751年修缮后，改名为祈年殿。1889年毁于雷火，数年后按原样重建，就是我们现在看到的样子。祈年殿四周的围墙是方方正正的，而祈年殿本身从下至上都是圆形的，这代表了“天圆地方”。殿中有28根柱子，分为三种：第一种是最长也是最精美、红色雕金的四根柱子，位于中央，叫“龙柱”，代表春夏秋冬四个季节。第二种是位于中圈朱红色的十二根柱子，叫“金柱”，代表一年中的十二个月。第三种是位于外圈与殿身成一体的十二根巨柱，叫“檐柱”，代表一天中的十二个时辰。第二种加第三种24根柱子代表了一年中的24个节气，三种总共28根柱子代表了28个星宿。据说祈年殿是仿照古代明堂设计建造的。天坛的美景说也说不尽，看也看不完，大家可以细细欣赏。
天坛公园是文化遗产、名胜古迹，游玩时请注意爱护文物，不要乱涂乱抹，并注意环境卫生。两小时后我们大门口见，祝大家玩得开心!
大家好!今天咱们一起来到了中国的“世界文化遗产”之一——天坛。天坛是明清两代皇帝祭天、祈谷的祭祀建筑，建于明代永乐十八年，也就是1420xx年。
现在请大家跟随我从北门进入。一进门大家就可以看见四排整整齐齐的绿松树，中间这两排是龙柏，两旁则是高大的松柏。走过门洞，走上台阶，就是著名的祈年殿。祈年殿四周的围墙是方方正正的，而祈年殿本身从下至上都是圆形的，这代表了“天圆地方”。殿中有28根柱子分为三种：第一种是最长也是最精美、红色雕金的四根柱子，位于中央，叫“龙柱”，又叫“通天柱”，代表春夏秋冬四个季节。第二种是位于中圈朱红色的十二根柱子，叫“金柱”，代表一年中的十二个月。第三种是位于外圈与殿身成一体的十二根巨柱，叫“檐柱”，代表一天中的十二个时辰。第二种加第三种24根柱子代表了一年中的24个节气，三种总共28根柱子代表了28个星宿。殿里有八把椅子意味着有八个皇帝，前面放着他们的牌位。殿中有上贡的牛，桌上还有许多食物，都是用来祭祀的。等祭祀完成后就要把牛羊等动物放到殿外的燔柴炉里烧掉。
接下来我们要从祈年殿南门直走先去皇穹宇和回音壁，不过遗憾地告诉大家，由于以前有人不爱惜公物遗产，在回音壁上乱涂乱刻，现在已经用铁栅栏封上了，希望大家参观游览时要爱护公物遗产。之后我们再去圜丘，大家可以站在天心石上吼两嗓子，声音可非同一般呀，一定是又浓厚又洪亮。
现在我们就出发了……
各位游客：大家好！欢迎来到北京天坛。我叫，你们可以叫我“汤导游”。希望大家玩得开心，玩得愉快！
朋友们，现在到的地方就是北京天坛。大家往上看，有三个想似UFO的天坛。这么大，真是气魄雄伟！
天坛在原北京外城的东南部。位于故宫正南偏东的城南，正阳门外东侧。始建于明朝永乐十八年（1420年）。是中国古代明、清两朝历代皇帝祭天之地。总面积为273公顷，是明清两代用以“祭天祈谷“的建筑。天坛1961年，国务院公布天坛为”全国重点文物保护单位“。1998年被联合国教科文组织确认为“世界文化遗产”。
天坛占地272万平方米，整个面积比紫禁城（故宫）还大些，有两重坦墙，形成内外坛，主要建筑祈年殿、皇穹宇、圜丘建造在南北纵轴。坛墙南方北圆，象征天圆地方。圜丘坛在南，祈谷坛在北，二坛同在一条南北轴线上，中间有墙相隔。圜丘坛内主要建筑有圜丘坛、皇穹宇等，祈谷坛内主要建筑有祈年殿、皇朝乾殿、祈年门等。
“各位游客，今天的行程就到这里，欢迎大家有时间再来细细游赏。”
各位游客大家好!今天，我们要浏览的是举世闻名的天坛。
天坛是我国重点文物保护单位，位于天北京城内崇文区永定门大街东侧，始建于明永乐十八年(1420xx年)，初名天地坛。嘉靖九年(1530年)增建圜丘坛、皇穹宇，改称天坛，是明清两代皇帝祭天祈谷之地。
天坛由圜丘、祈谷两坛组成。现在大家看到的是圜丘坛，坛北为皇穹宇，是放置圜丘祭祀神牌之处。东西各有配殿5间，周围有圆形围墙环绕，墙壁面平整光滑，声波可由墙壁传递，这就是有名的“回音壁”。现在参观的是祈谷坛，这个大门称祈年门，门北为坛，上层坛面正中是祈年殿。殿高38米，直径32。72米。殿内设雕龙宝座，是祭祀时放神牌的地方。祈年殿之北还有皇乾殿，是祈谷坛奉祀神位的供奉所。
1949年新中国建立后，天坛经多次维修，今已成为天坛公园，其庞大而独特的建筑艺术，在中外游客中享有极高的声誉。
您好!欢迎大家来到北京天坛公园天坛。
天坛位于北京城南端，是明清两代皇帝祭祀天地之神和祈祷五谷丰收的地方。它的严谨的建筑布局，奇特的建筑结构，瑰丽的建筑装饰，被认为是我国现存的一组最精致，最美丽的古建筑群，天坛不仅是中国古建筑中的明珠，也是世界建筑史上的瑰宝。
还有一个关于天坛公园的故事：在很久以前，黄帝准备去打蚩尤。他来到天坛以后，祭天说：“为之琼林台，昔黄帝上坛，于此告天，遂感九天玄女西王母降，授九鼎神丹经阴符策，遂乃克伏蚩尤之党，处契约天坛之始也。”果然，还真显灵了，黄帝真的把蚩尤给打败了。于是，他又来祭天，感谢上帝帮助之恩。三年后8月第三次祭天，报答上帝使国家强盛，风调雨顺，国泰民安。
现在就让我们沿着当年皇帝登坛的路线开始这次的游览。
沿着天坛建筑的中轴线由南向北行进，首先看到的是古代皇帝用于孟冬祭天的圜丘坛。圜丘有两道围护墙，使外方内圆，每道墙都有四组棂星门，从东面依次是泰元、昭亨、广利、成贞，每组三门，共有24座，称为“云门玉立”。棂星门的大小都不一样，中门是上帝专用的，所以高大;皇帝只能从左侧的门进入;而其他的官员只能从右边最小的门通过。坛上所有的台阶数、护板数都是九或者九的'倍数。每登上一层，都要有9层台阶，台面上的石板中间的叫做天心石，外围第一圈砌着9圈巨大的扇形石板，第二圈18块，到了最外边的第九圈正好是81块;因为根据阴阳五行来说，9是极阳数，所以古代的工匠便用这个数字来赋予圜丘台意念上的崇高。每年的冬至，皇帝就要在这里祭天。天心石是皇帝恭读祝文所站立的地方，在这里朗读的时候声音特别洪亮，各位游客不妨体会一下这奇特的效果，也像当年的皇帝一样，向上天诉说自己美好的愿望。
现在，咱们就坐车回酒店去，到了早上，就去游另外的一个景点。
好了，现在我们以及那个在天坛里面了，我看好多游客都比较好奇，那大家注意听我讲解。
请大家随着我手指的方向看，圜丘往北就是皇穹宇，它是供奉圜丘坛祭祀神位的场所，由八根金柱、八根檐柱支撑起殿顶。在皇穹宇殿到大门中间的石板路上有三块石板，叫三音石。在皇穹宇门窗关闭且附近没有障碍物的情况下，在第一块石板上击掌会有一声回音，在第二块石板上击掌会有两声回音，在第三块石板上击掌可听到三声回音。
不过，三音石的回音还不算最神奇的。大家看到这面围墙了吗?它长193。2米，高3。72米，厚0。9米。围墙的弧度十分规则，墙面极其光滑整齐，所以能很好地折射声波。只要两个人分别站在墙的东西两头，一个人靠墙说话，另一个人将耳朵贴在墙上，就可以清晰地听到对方说的话，而且声音悠长，所以它被称为“回音壁”。
我们今天只是游览了天坛公园里的一小部分，希望您有机会再来游赏。我的解说就到这里，下面大家可以自己游赏、拍照留念。天坛公园是文化遗产、名胜古迹，游览时希望大家不要乱扔果皮纸屑，不要乱涂乱划，做一个文明游客。祝您游览愉快，谢谢!
各位游客，你们好，今天我们要参观的是以前皇帝祭天的地方——天坛。天坛是明朝的永乐皇帝建成的祭天的圣坛。
来到圜(huan)丘坛下，我们马上要开始登坛了，不过您要留心数一数，每层的坛面都有多少台阶。到了最高层大家会发现，坛上的所有的台阶都是九或是九的倍数。这些难道是巧合吗?当然不是，因为九是极阳数，所以工匠使用这个数字来赋予圜丘坛“崇高”之意。
说完了神坛的奇妙，我再给你们介绍一下祭天大典的盛况。到了每年的冬至，皇帝就在这里祭天，在这个典礼上，特别提到的是皇帝恭读祝文站在的地方，就是这块天心石。它是天坛三大声学现象之一，在这里朗读的时候，声音特别洪亮，各位游客不妨体验一下，也像当年的皇帝一样，向上天诉说自己美好的愿望。
今天的观光游览就要结束了，在天坛的这段时光希望成为北京之游的永恒记忆。同时也请您把天坛的祝福带给您的家人、朋友。
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各位游客：大家好!欢迎来到北京天坛。可以叫我“汤导游”。希望大家玩得开心，玩得愉快!
朋友们，现在到的地方就是北京天坛。大家往上看，有三个想似UFO的天坛。这么大，真是气魄雄伟!
天坛在原北京外城的东南部。位于故宫正南偏东的城南，正阳门外东侧。始建于明朝永乐十八年(1420年)。是中国古代明、清两朝历代皇帝祭天之地。总面积为273公顷，是明清两代用以“祭天祈谷“的建筑。天坛1961年，国务院公布天坛为”全国重点文物保护单位“。1998年被联合国教科文组织确认为“世界文化遗产”。
天坛占地272万平方米，整个面积比紫禁城(故宫)还大些，有两重坦墙，形成内外坛，主要建筑祈年殿、皇穹宇、圜丘建造在南北纵轴。坛墙南方北圆，象征天圆地方。圜丘坛在南，祈谷坛在北，二坛同在一条南北轴线上，中间有墙相隔。圜丘坛内主要建筑有圜丘坛、皇穹宇等，祈谷坛内主要建筑有祈年殿、皇朝乾殿、祈年门等。
“各位游客，今天的行程就到这里，欢迎大家有时间再来细细游赏。”
各位游客，大家好：
我叫任喆恬，是你们这次天坛之旅的导游。现在我们的车正行驶在去天坛的路上，在这里我先简单地介绍一下天坛：
天坛位于北京城南端，是明清两代祭祀天地之神和祈祷五谷丰登的地方。它的严谨的建筑布局，奇特的建筑结构，瑰丽的建筑装饰，被认为是我国现存的一组最精致、最美丽的古建筑群。天坛不仅是中国古建筑中的明珠，也是世界建筑史上的瑰宝。
好了，我们已经到了天坛公园，请大家跟我出发吧!现在我们看到的是祈年殿。殿高33米，直径24。2米，是昔日北京的最高建筑之一。1751年重建祈年殿，更换蓝瓦金顶。1887年八月二十四日，雷雨交加，祈年殿不幸被击中，焚烧。因楹柱为檀香木，香飘数里!
下面我们来到天坛南半部的圆丘坛，它始建 于1530年，坐北朝南，四周绕以红色宫墙。子墙内部各有一大门，每座门上题有满汉合壁门额。内中央处，就是祭天台(也叫拜天台)，即圆丘台。
咦，不知大家是否注意到，自从我们进入天坛，到处树木葱郁，尤其在南北轴线和建筑群附近，更是古柏参天，树冠相接，把祭坛烘托得十分肃穆。
好了，我的介绍到这里就结束了，下面大家可以自由参观。
ladies and gentlemen:
welcome to the temple of heaven. (after self-introduction) preserved cultural heritages of china. there are basically two kinds of visitors who come here: local pensioners who do exercises here in the morning and evening and sightseers both from home and abroad. all in all ，there are 12 million visitors very year. now we are going to go along the route that leads to the alter. it will take roughly one hour. mind you ，the emperor also walked along this route to pay tribute to the god of heaven.
the largest group of architectures ever to be dedicated to heaven ，the temple of heaven served as an exclusive altar for chinese monarchs during the ming and qing dynasties. it was decreed that rulers of successive dynasties would place altars in their own capitals to worship heaven and pray for good harvest. but why ?
the ancient chinese believed that heaven was the supreme ruler of the universe and the fate of mankind，and thus worshiping rites dedicated to heaven came into being.
the heaven the ancient chinese referred to was actually the universe， or nature. in those days， there were specfic rites of worship. this was especially true during the ming and qing dynasties when elaborate ceremonies were held.
the temple of heaven was built in 1420 during the reign of emperor youngle of the ming dynasty. situated in the southern part of the city ，this grand set of structures covers an area of 273 hectares. to better symbolize heaven and earth ，the northern part of the temple is circular while the southern part is square .the whole compound is enclosed by two walls， a square wall outside a round one. the outer area is characterized by suburban scenery， while the inner part is used for sacrifices. the inner enclosure consists of the hall of prayer for good harvest and the circular mound altar.
the circular mound altar is enclosed by two walls ，each containing four groups of southern lattice star gate， each in turn consisting of three doors， with 24 marble doors altogether. standing on the passage facing north， you will notice that with each pair of doors on is narrower than the other. this reflects the feudal hierarchy: the wider door was reserved for monarchs， while the narrower one was used by courtiers.
on the day of the ceremony ，the emperor would don his ritual costume and be ushered in by the official in charge of religious affairs. he ascended the three terraces in the forefront to pay tribute at the alter.
we are now on the top terrace of the altar， or the third terrace .each terrace has a flight of 9 steps. at the center of this terrace lies a round stone surrounded by 9 steps. at the center of this terrace lies a round stone surrounded by 9 concentric rings of stone. the number of stones in the first ring is 9， in the second ，18， up to 81 in the 9th ring. even the number of carved balustrades on these terraces is a multiplee of 9. but why?
according to ancient chinese philosophy， yin and yang were two opposing factors. heaven and the odd numbers belonged to yang while the earth and even numbers belonged to yin. nine was the largest heavenly number accessible to man . what is more， the ancient people also believed that heaven consisted of nine layers and that the emperor` s abode was on the uppermost tier.
once more look at the round stone in the center. the upper terrace is nine zhang (a chinese unit of length， one zhang equals 3.3 meters ) in circumference ，while the middle is 15 zhang， the lower，21 zhang. classified as yang numbers， the sum of these numerals is 45 zhang which was meant to symbolized success. what is more， by applying the concept of odd numbers and strengthening nine and its multiples， the concept of heaven was thus illustrated and realized . the concept of nine will also be mentioned when we visit some other buildings.
now i will give you a brief account of what happened here annually on the inter solstice. the memorial tablet dedicated to heaven would be set up on the north side of the terrace， while tablets dedicated to the emperor `s ancestors would be enshrined on the flanks. the service would begin around 4 o` clock in the morning. all of the lanterns would be lit .in the foreground， a sacrificial calf is being barbecued. on the square in front of the altar， the emperor， under heavy escort of nearly a thousand courtiers， princes of royal blood ，musicians， dancers and uniformed soldiers， would slowly ascend the altar to offer sacrifice and pray in honor of heaven. when the service drew to a close ，the sacrifice offered in front of the memorial tablets would be incinerated .all of participants would watch the thick smoke rise upward as if they were seeing god off .music and dancing would follow .in the end ，the emperor would return to the forbidden city secure in the belief that he would be blessed and protected by heaven until the next winter solstice.
it is interesting to note that ，the stone in the very middle of the altar was of major importance ，since it was where the emperor used to stand to say his prayer. the stone ，which is known as the god`s heart stone， is peculiar in that it is characterized by a specific acoustic phenomenon: it made the emperor` s voice clearer and louder， thus adding to the mystic atmosphere of the service .you can try this out by yourself. (proceed northward to pass through the lattice stargate)
this structure is known as heaven` s storehouse. it is entered through the gate of glazed tiles. the roofing，beams， and brackets are all made of glazed tiles or bricks. this is the only structure of its kind in china today .
the heaven` s storehouse was where memorial tablets dedicated to the gods were kept. douglas hurd， a former british foreigh secretary ，once said ， “god attends to his affairs on the cir4cular mound altar but stays here. ” now let` s go in to to see it (go through the left side door)
(in the courtyard of heaven` s storehouse)this is the imperial vault of heaven， the main structure of heaven` s storehouse. it was built in 1530 and is 17 meters in height and 19 meters in diameter. the structure feature blue roofs topped by a gilded ball ，and carved wooden doors and windows. it is decorated with colored paintings. founded on a 3-meter-hign round marble terrace ，the building also features a gigantic carved marble ramp laid in the stone staircase leading up to the front entrance.. the ramp is carved in “two dragons playing with a pearl ” design in relief. we will enter the main hall by going up the stone staircase on the eastern side.
the arch of the hall is buttressed by 16 giant pillars on two rings. on top of the pillars there are gilt brackets supporting a circular caisson ，or covered ceiling .the ceiling is characterized by a golden coiling dragon design. the 8 pillar of the inner ring are painted scarlet and decorated with golden lotuses.
to the north of the hall there is a marble pedestal. atop it ，up a wooden flight of 9 steps， is where the major tablet dedicate to heaven was enshrined. on each flank four tablets are enshrined in honor of the ancestors of the qing emperors. in the annex hall in hornor of the ancestors of the qing emperors. in the annex halls in the courtyard， there are tablets dedicated to the deities of the sun， moon ，constellation， cloud ，rain， wind and thunder.
aside from exquisitely laid out architectures， heaven` s storehouse is also famous for two structures with peculiar acoustic features， i. e. the echo wall and the triple- sound stone. a mere whisper at any point close to the wall can be heard clearly on the other side， although the parties may be 40 or 50 meters apart. this is possible because the wall is round and hermetically constructed with smooth ，solid bricks.
in front of the steps leading away from the halls is the triple sound stone. if you stand on the first stone and call out or clap your hands， the sound will echo once; on the second stone， the sound will be heard twice; and on the third stone， the sound will repeat three times. hence the name. (go out through the right door and stroll along the circular path nor thward)
the temple of heaven is also famous for its cypress trees-there are more than 60，000 cypress trees in all，among which over 4，000 are more than one hundred years old ，adding to the solemn atmosphere of the temple .this tall cypress was planted more than 500 years ago. its thick branches and twisting trunk resembling nine coiling playful dragons; thus it is known as the nine-dragon cypress. it is said that this tree was here to welcome the monarchs. now it is here to welcome visitor from all over the world.
Now we are back again on the central axis. this brick-arched gate is known as chengzhen (adopting fidelity) .this gate is the northern gate of the circular mound altar and the hall of prayer for good harvest. the hall of prayer for good harvest is situated at the extreme end of the axis. it was used by the emperor in the first month of every lunar year for services dedicated to good harvest.
entering the hall of prayer for good harvest， we set foot on a raised passage 360 meters long， which the emperor also took to proceed to the hall. this broad north-south walkway， called danbiqiao (red stairway bridge)， connects the two sets of main building in the temple of heaven and constitutes a single axis.
the passage is divided into left， control and right paths by the cross arrangement of slabs. the central and the widest path is known as heavenly thoroughfare ， which was reserved exclusively for god; nobody， including the emperor， was allowed to set foot onto it . the emperor used the path on the east，which is known as the imperial walk. the ministers and princes used the one on the west .interesting enough ，there is no walkway left for ordinary people. this is because the temple of heaven used to be off-limits to them.
contrary to appearances， this walkway is not a bridge at all . but how so ? this road is 4 meters above the ground and there is a cavern underneath that was reserved for sacrificial oxen and sheep. the cattle were slaughtered at a slaughterhouse about 500 meters away and brought here for sacrifice. all in all ，it can be said this walkway did serve as bridge and can be looked upon as the first cloverleaf in beijing.
looking back at the thoroughfare， you may realize that this walk is gaining height toward its northern end. as people approach the architectural group of the hall of prayer for good harvest， the flanking groves of cypress recede and perspective widens. here you are in heaven.
the marble terrace up ahead is called jufutai， or costumechanging terrace. it is located to the east of the red stairway bridge and covers a space of 25 square meters .it has marble slab balustrades. the day before the service ，officials in charge would put up a yellow satin tent on the terrace for the emperor to change out of his yellow dragon robe into blue ceremonial clothes. after the service，the emperor would return to the tentand change back into his imperial robe before returning to the palace. (proceed to the south gate of the hall of prayer for good harvest)
this structure is called the gate of pray for good harvest. we can catch a slight glimpse of the central building ，the hall of prayer for good harvest， though the colonnade of the gate. a gigantic and lofty group of buildings， the complex includes the gate of prayer for good harvest， the hall of prayer for good harvest， eastern and western annex halls ，the huanqian (imperial heaven) long corridor， heaven kitchen， slaughterhouse， etc.
the annex halls were symmetrically built on a 1.5-meter-hignbrick-and-marble terrace ，to set off the loftiness and magnificence of the main hall .this unique building ，38 meters in height， is characterized by a cone-shaped structure with triple eaves and a top that is crowned by a gilt ball. the roofing is made of blue glazed tiles， the color of the sky .underneath the roof， the beams and bracket are decorated with colored paintings. the base of the structure is a triple-tiered， circular marble terrace. at a distance， the terrace looks like a gigantic， spiraling cloud with the structure perched on top of it .
today the hall of prayer for good harvest is the hallmark of beijing， which enjoys a prolonged history of civilization.
the base of the hall is a triple-tiered， circular marble terrace， which is 90 meters in diameter and 6 meters in height ，covering a space of 4，000 square meters. meticulous accuracy was given to the layout of the structure. in the middle of each three-tiered flight of stairs， there is a giant marble ramp carved in cloud， dragon and phoenix designs. to set off the ramps， the top of the balustrades and downpipes are designed with corresponding floral scrolls. in southern part of each tier， a gigantic bronze incense burner is placed. sandalwood was burnt in them when rites were observed.
(in front of the hall of prayer for good harvest) climbing up this marble terrace， we see the main hall，a masterpiece of ancient china. looking up you will see the caisson， or covered ceiling， characterized by complex designs of dragons and phoenixes. in and out ， the hall is decorated with colored drawing of dragons and phoenixes.
without the use of steel ，cement and nail， and even without the use of big beams and crossbeams，the entire structure is supported by 28 massive wooden pillars and number of bars， laths， joints and rafters. the four central pillars， called the dragon-well pillars， are 19.2 meters high and painted with designs of composite followers， representing the four season. there are two rings of 12 scarlet pillars each. the inner ring represents the 12 months and the outer rings the 12 divisions of the day and night .between the two rings there are 24 partitioned spaces to mark the solar terms of the chinese lunar year. the pillars， 28 in number， also represent the 28 constellations in the universe- the ancient chinese believed that there were 28 constellations that made up the sky.
the center of the stone-paved floor is a round marble slab， which is 88.5 centimeters in diameter. interestingly， the slab features natural black and white veins， corresponding to the dragon-phoenix design on the ceiling. this particular slab is known as the dragon-phoenix stone and is regarded as a treasure inseparable from the hall.
the furnishings within the hall are placed in their original positions dating back to when emperor xianfeng ruled .in the forefront and above the throne are enshrined tablets in commemoration of heaven. on either table on each side tablets of the emperor` s ancestors were placed. each tablet is fronted by an altar. a total of 24 kinds of offering were made on it ，including soup， wine， assorted cereals， and a calf.
the sacrificial rites were observed in the wee hours of the morning， sometime in the first month of the chinese lunar year. because it was still dark， candles， lanterns and torches were lit. this lighting coupled with the incense being burnt inside the hall ，helped make the ceremony both grand and mystical.
by the time the service began，207 musicians and dancers would be performing on platforms outside the hall. the emperor， in his blue sacrificial robe and with an air of piety and sincerity， would walk slowly into the hall， kowtow， and offer wine and prayer in hornor of the deities and his ancestors. all of the offerings would then be taken to incinerators on the eastern side of the gate of prayer for good harvest. with this we conclude our visit to the temper of heaven. the feudal monarchs and their sacrificial rites have long vanished in history .however， this group of magnificent and lofty structures remain as a fine testament of the ancient chinese` s ingenuity and as one of the cultural heritages of mankind.
from the eastern gate of the hall of prayer for good harvest， we have now enter a 300-meter-long corridor. consisting of 72 sections， this corridor served as a connecting building between the slaughterhouse. heaven kitchen， and the main hall ，it is said that this once served as a sacrificial food production line. flanking the corridor are shopping stalls. you may find some souvenirs for your family and friend there.
well ，that is all for this tour. thank you for your attention. i look forward to your next visit. good luck and bon voyage.
我国北京天坛是世界文化遗产，国家5A级旅游景区，全国重点文明保护单位。于北京正阳门，东南方自，为明清两朝皇帝祭天，求雨和祈，寿年专用祭坛，是世界上现在规模最大，最完美的古代祭天建筑群。总面积273平方米。1920xx年作为公园正式对外开放。
天坛是明朝永乐皇帝建成的祭天圣坛，主建筑是大祀殿，也就是今天的祈年殿。天坛有外坛墙和内坛墙，北圆南方，寓意天圆地方。乾隆年间，将大祀殿改为现在的祈年殿，将屋顶瓦片改成蓝色的琉璃瓦，形成了今天我们看到的这个世界上最大的祭天建筑群。
这一祭天圣地，在1860年遭到了英法联军的洗劫，1920xx年又遭到八国联军的蹂躏。新中国成立以后，这里成了着名的旅游景点，来这里的除了旅游者，还有很多健身的人们。
亲爱的游客们，大家好!欢迎来到北京著名的旅游景点——天坛。我是你们的导游丁培尔，大家可以叫我丁导。
天坛是以前皇帝祭天的地方，始建于明朝，是我国被列入《世界遗产名录》的29处景观之一。下面请大家跟着我，一起去参观天坛的主体建筑——祈年殿。
祈年殿建于1420xx年，是天坛最早的建筑物，也是北京旅游的标志。1751年修缮后，改名为祈年殿。1889年毁于雷火，数年后按原样重建，就是我们现在看到的样子。祈年殿四周的围墙是方方正正的，而祈年殿本身从下至上都是圆形的，这代表了“天圆地方”。殿中有28根柱子，分为三种：第一种是最长也是最精美、红色雕金的四根柱子，位于中央，叫“龙柱”，代表春夏秋冬四个季节。第二种是位于中圈朱红色的十二根柱子，叫“金柱”，代表一年中的十二个月。第三种是位于外圈与殿身成一体的十二根巨柱，叫“檐柱”，代表一天中的十二个时辰。第二种加第三种24根柱子代表了一年中的24个节气，三种总共28根柱子代表了28个星宿。据说祈年殿是仿照古代明堂设计建造的。天坛的美景说也说不尽，看也看不完，大家可以细细欣赏。
天坛公园是文化遗产、名胜古迹，游玩时请注意爱护文物，不要乱涂乱抹，并注意环境卫生。两小时后我们大门口见，祝大家玩得开心!
各位游客，大家好：
我叫任喆恬，是你们这次天坛之旅的导游。现在我们的车正行驶在去天坛的路上，在这里我先简单地介绍一下天坛：
天坛位于北京城南端，是明清两代祭祀天地之神和祈祷五谷丰登的地方。它的严谨的建筑布局，奇特的建筑结构，瑰丽的建筑装饰，被认为是我国现存的一组最精致、最美丽的古建筑群。天坛不仅是中国古建筑中的明珠，也是世界建筑史上的瑰宝。
好了，我们已经到了天坛公园，请大家跟我出发吧!现在我们看到的是祈年殿。殿高33米，直径24。2米，是昔日北京的最高建筑之一。1751年重建祈年殿，更换蓝瓦金顶。1887年八月二十四日，雷雨交加，祈年殿不幸被击中，焚烧。因楹柱为檀香木，香飘数里!
下面我们来到天坛南半部的圆丘坛，它始建 于1530年，坐北朝南，四周绕以红色宫墙。子墙内部各有一大门，每座门上题有满汉合壁门额。内中央处，就是祭天台(也叫拜天台)，即圆丘台。
咦，不知大家是否注意到，自从我们进入天坛，到处树木葱郁，尤其在南北轴线和建筑群附近，更是古柏参天，树冠相接，把祭坛烘托得十分肃穆。
好了，我的介绍到这里就结束了，下面大家可以自由参观。