Over the weekend, I visited the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. It was an early start as me and friends initially planned to visit many other attractions on Sunday but with limited time and energy we decided only to see the Temple of Heaven this day. Using the subway as a means of transport, we got our destination in no time and surprisingly it was a lot easier to find than other places in Beijing. The entrance was huge and I could just about see the Temple in the far distance, it was going to be a long walk. When visiting the Temple of Heaven, I would recommend you use China Tours to help you get there and give you a guided tour around the Temple. There is so much history here and would be more beneficial for you to have a tour guide informing you as you go along. I would also recommend China Hotels to book a room nearer to the main hot spots in Beijing so your days are well spent and not travelling far distances to and from attractions.
Temple of Heaven
When walking towards the Temple, we could hear some sort of music playing further ahead of us. To our surprise there were hundreds of people dancing to music like a party. It was quite a shock at first to see so many people boogieing in the middle of a park, but as the music took over, we all decided to join in and break some moves as well! This was a lot of fun and woke me up as it was still early morning. I was not expecting to bust a move at the Temple of Heaven.
Dancing at the Temple of Heaven
Moving along down the pathways towards the Temple, we entered through a gateway and had made it to the heavenly temple. A huge structure stood in front of us that took you back at first. We climbed the staircases up to the top of the temple where a huge shrine rested and I took pictures of it. It is impressive to see the detail involved in constructing the Temple as every inch is either sculpted or coloured on with patterns.
With the endless amount of pictures we had taken we decided to see the rest of the park. There were more smaller temples, sacred shrines, and scenery, it took a lot of out of us during this long walk and we decided to find a place to eat. We found what looked like a small Chinese shop that sold hot food, we could tell because there was a man in a chef’s outfit standing outside making some form of small wraps, so we went in. The reality of it was, we had no idea what we ordered to eat, it was simply a case of pointing at something and hopefully some form of language barrier was broken, luckily for us, it did. The food came out and it was very good, so we ordered more. After our snack, we took off to find a train station and by this time we were too far away from our original station so we had to look for another one near us. As we walked around, we stopped as my friend Petr found a chestnut stall in the street. There was a young Chinese youngster who was running around it and wanted to play with us. As we waited for the chestnuts to be warmed up, the little kid loved my other friend TJ, probably due to his blonde head. The kid gave him a stall to sit on, gave him a biscuit, and was doing high fives. It seemed like they were having a full conversation in English and Mandarin, it was very amusing for us as we couldn’t believe this would have happened at a chestnut stall in the middle of Beijing. It really is full of surprises sometimes and you never really know what’s around the corner and most of the time, it’s something pretty impressive. As we ventured off along the busy streets of Beijing, we finally found a train station and made our way home. What an eventful and interesting day it was.
It’s not hard for you to have the same experience here in Beijing, you simply just have to come and see for yourself. You’ll find yourself emerged in a place of mystery, cultural elegance, and spontaneity. To make the most out of your trip, booking with China Travel can help give you an experience of a lifetime, so don’t hesitate to make one of the best decisions of your life.
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