Beijing Working People's Cultural Palace (Imperial Ancestral Temple)

I originally just wanted to take a shortcut from the Meridian Gate to the National Museum, but I encountered an unexpected surprise on this trip to Beijing. The main hall of the Imperial Ancestral Temple is magnificent, with a large width and height, and the various components in the hall are obviously of high specifications. Since the three main halls of the Forbidden City are no longer open, this is probably one of the few places where you can experience the grandeur of the royal halls of the past. I highly recommend it.

The park ticket is 2 yuan, and if you buy a combined ticket that includes the main hall, it is 10 yuan (the name of the combined ticket is "Zhonghua and Bell Exhibition", which is actually a set of newly made chime bells placed in the Taimiao, which is not as worth seeing as the Taimiao itself). It is very cost-effective, with few people and a quiet environment. It is definitely worth a visit.

The Working People's Cultural Palace should not charge fees. I don't like the name.

The tickets are cheap and the place is not small. Because the Forbidden City attracts a lot of people, it is relatively quiet inside. The main hall is majestic and it is very exciting to take pictures.

The ancestral temple where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties paid homage to their ancestors was built in the 18th year of the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty (1420).

Hello, is the Temple of Heaven under renovation now? Can’t take wedding photos? When will it be finished?

A famous place in Beijing. Come and have a look when you have time. It’s quite nice.

They were all there to take wedding photos. Since there were not many people, it was more suitable to take photos. I went there by myself, and no one took photos for me. I took photos by myself without a tripod. It was just a particularly awkward photo. My camera was wronged...

I often go there for a stroll at noon, and I often see people showing off their arms and legs for photos, but isn't this the Imperial Ancestral Temple? Although we are against feudalism, is it appropriate to pose in front of someone else's ancestral temple?

How do the former emperors in heaven feel when they see these people taking wedding photos and internet celebrities?

Now it is called the Working People's Cultural Palace. The ticket is cheap and the place is not small. Because the Forbidden City attracts a lot of people, it is relatively quiet inside. The main hall is majestic and it is very exciting to take pictures. After all, it is the emperor's family temple, you should see it. The capital is the Altar of Heaven, Earth, Sun, Moon, and Grain, the Temple of Confucius, the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and the Forbidden City.

I like it very much. There are few people and it has a very modern feel. The photo taking effect is much better than that of the Forbidden City.

Many wedding studios in Beijing take wedding photos in the Temple of Heaven pretending to be the Forbidden City. Please note that commercial photography in the Temple of Heaven will charge a high fee. Ordinary tourists who don't wear anything exaggerated can just buy ordinary tickets.

The roof here is flat and the wings are stretched out. Although there are not as many people as in the Forbidden City, you can still take photos with a very royal style.

Because we went there in winter, the park closed at 18:00 in the evening and it was getting dark, so we left to the sound of the park broadcast.

I don't recommend it because there is nothing inside except a temple, which is not worth the price of 15 yuan! It's better to go to Jingshan Park!

I don't recommend spending money on tickets. There's nothing there. It's better to take a good look at the Forbidden City.

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Location: East of the Forbidden City



Features: Imperial Ancestral Temple



Advantages: Nice environment, many people take wedding photos. The main hall is in the same style as the Forbidden City, and its history is even earlier.



Disadvantages: If I had paid two yuan to get in, I would have given it a five-star rating, but the ticket explanation was unclear, and I thought it cost 15 yuan to get in and see the Temple of Heaven, but I ended up paying the extra 13 yuan just to see the chimes that a certain leader had mentioned.

After visiting the Forbidden City, the Imperial Ancestral Temple seems ordinary, haha

There are few tourists here.

I like the Temple of Heaven where there are fewer people.

The Imperial Ancestral Temple was the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties worshipped their ancestors. It was first built in the 18th year of Emperor Yongle's reign (1420) in the Ming Dynasty, covering an area of ​​140,000 square meters. The roof is covered with yellow glazed tiles and double eaves. A plaque with the words "Taimiao" in Manchu and Chinese with nine dragons is hung under the eaves. It has 11 rooms (68.2 meters long) and 6 rooms (30.2 meters wide). It is located on a three-story (3.46 meters high) white marble pedestal. The hall is 32.46 meters high. The beams in the hall are decorated with gold, the floor is decorated with gold bricks, and the 68 large pillars and main beams are made of golden nanmu. It is 2 meters higher than the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City and is the largest golden nanmu palace in China.

The Working People's Cultural Palace is actually also a park. In the past, it was the place where emperors worshipped their ancestors. Tourists visiting Beijing seldom come here, mainly because their schedules are tight and they rarely pay attention to this place.

There were few people before, but now there are many people here

This place is higher than the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City. Of course, it is now renamed the "Working People's Cultural Palace". The ticket price is two yuan. There are green trees inside and it is definitely worth a visit.

In the Labor Cultural Palace, I went there in the morning and only paid for the park tickets. There was basically no one there, which was a good feeling.

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It is imposing and magnificent. Few people can truly appreciate its ingenious construction.

Compared to the crowded Forbidden City next door, the Imperial Ancestral Temple seems much more peaceful. The Imperial Ancestral Temple is the ancestral temple where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties worshipped their ancestors. One reason I like to go here is that there are "few people", and another reason is that it is the filming location of "Looks Good", Fang Qiangqiang is so cute. When I went there, it was noon in January, there was no smog in Beijing, and the sun was just right. The sunlight reflected through the windows of the main hall hit the pillars, forming flower-shaped spots of light, quiet and beautiful.

The Imperial Ancestral Temple, which originally belonged to the Forbidden City, has other exhibitions being held there. You need a separate ticket to enter the main hall.

The best place to visit if you want to see the palace but are afraid of the crowds.

The Taimiao is rectangular in plan, 475 meters long from north to south and 294 meters wide from east to west. It has three walls and three enclosed gardens formed by the front, middle and back halls. The main hall stands in the center of the entire Taimiao complex, with a width of 11 rooms and a depth of 4 rooms, with a construction area of ​​2,240 square meters; it has a double-eaved hip roof, a three-layer white marble Sumeru pedestal base, and stone guardrails around it; the main beams in the hall are covered with agarwood, and other building components are all precious golden nanmu.

Beijing, the Working People's Cultural Palace. The building is magnificent and has a simple and ancient style, which is worth seeing.

It is right next to the Forbidden City and the ticket price is cheap.

To the east of the Forbidden City, the "left ancestor" in the so-called "left ancestor and right community" is the "left ancestor" ~ the former Taimiao, where the royal family worshipped their ancestors ~ later it was changed into a park, the Working People's Cultural Palace, where book fairs were held in the past, and people went there to buy books. Now there are no book fairs, so I rarely go there ~ There are many ancient cypresses in the garden ~

Few people from Beijing go there anymore, but actually there are a lot of benefits to be gained from going there.

The Imperial Ancestral Temple was built in the 18th year of the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty (1420). It follows the system of "left ancestor, right community, front court, back market" in the Zhou Li, and is the royal ancestral temple for feudal emperors to worship their ancestors. The main hall, the Hall of Worship, has a double-eaved hip roof with yellow glazed tiles, a three-story white marble step base, and golden nanmu building materials. It is a place for holding ancestral worship ceremonies; the Sleeping Hall, the Temple of the Immortal and the Ji Gate all have single-eaved hip roofs with yellow glazed tiles, and are respectively a forbidden area for worshipping ancestral tablets, a hall for worshipping distant ancestors, and the main gate for performing rituals.

Although the Taimiao is small, the trees inside are very old and the scenery is nice, giving it a solemn and dignified feeling.

The historical and cultural heritage is something that every Chinese should go and see.

This person is suitable for children to watch. It is very educational and knowledgeable.

It is now called the Working People's Cultural Palace, but its significance is somewhat obscured by the name.

A scenic spot with a relatively high cost-effectiveness. If you do not enter the Taimiao Hall, the ticket only costs 2 yuan.

There is a chime in the main hall, but I didn't see any performances. The fee of 15 is a bit of a rip-off. But if you like ancient buildings, you can go in and take a look. The main hall, which is 11 rooms long and 5 rooms wide, is very beautiful, and all the pillars are made of nanmu.

There were very few people in the entire park, mostly couples taking wedding photos.

Some of the ancient cypresses and stones are very beautiful. You can take a quick tour here before going to the Forbidden City. You can experience the beauty of ancient buildings in a relatively quiet manner.

Cheap, big, and good. The first attraction I visited during my internship in Beijing.

The Imperial Ancestral Temple in the Working People's Cultural Palace is also part of the Forbidden City. You must see it when you go to Beijing.

The place is not big, but it still has some historical feeling. I didn't feel anything too special, maybe I'm not very interested in history, it feels like some royal palaces.

The Labor People's Cultural Park is on the side of the Forbidden City, and the ticket price is 2 yuan. In addition, the Imperial Ancestral Temple is inside and you need to buy a separate ticket. Every year, a New Year's Eve event is held in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.

It's so beautiful, the Imperial Temple is majestic and magnificent. The exhibition inside is also quite interesting. It's very quiet. When you walk in, there are old people singing Peking Opera. For me, any place I want to go to is a good place.

1If you think the Forbidden City is too crowded, I recommend the Imperial Ancestral Temple! It is just as beautiful and grand!

It's just so-so, nothing to see, just for a stroll.

The Taimiao is now called the Working People's Cultural Palace. It is also quite large. The architecture is basically the same as that in the Forbidden City, and there are very few tourists.

It is very suitable for quiet appreciation and play. There are not many tourists and the ticket price is only 2 yuan. Although it is separated from the Forbidden City by a wall, it seems like another world compared to the crowded Forbidden City!

The Imperial Ancestral Temple has few visitors, a small park, and beautiful scenery. Security check at the entrance.

A good place worth visiting to show Chinese characteristics

This is a very easy-to-overlook attraction. You only need 2 yuan to enjoy a quiet sightseeing time.

The place where the emperor's ancestors are enshrined is now the Working People's Cultural Palace. When I went there, there was an exhibition going on and I didn't see anything.

Tickets cost two yuan. The building regulations and forms are similar to those of the Forbidden City, but there are no surging crowds. The crouching beasts on the eaves, the dragon heads (supposedly) on the railings for drainage, and other details are very attractive. Wedding photography is taken here. There are not many tourists. There is a tree planted by Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty inside. A thousand years have passed leisurely.--16.10

That is the Taimiao. The entrance ticket is 2 yuan and the combined ticket is 18 yuan. I personally recommend just buying the ticket. You can see the Taimiao from the Qing Dynasty, which is antique. Many people come here to take wedding photos, which has a unique flavor.

The Taimiao is located next to the Forbidden City. If you have time after visiting the Forbidden City, you can go and have a look. This is where the royal family worships their ancestors.

It's a nice place. I met a few couples taking wedding photos. There is a Taimiao inside.

I highly recommend it. The Imperial Ancestral Temple is now called the Working People's Cultural Palace. It is also quite large inside. The architecture is basically the same as that in the Forbidden City, but there are very few tourists. Tickets are cheap, and you can take whatever photos you want after entering. When I went there, there were no other tourists except us. If you don't take photos of the majestic buildings in the Forbidden City, you can come here.

It is the Working People's Cultural Palace. It is well protected inside and is a place to worship the emperor's ancestors.

On the east side of the Forbidden City, it was once renamed the Working People's Cultural Palace. The main hall is majestic, with a three-story base and nine beasts on the roof, second only to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The Imperial Ancestral Temple has now been renamed the Beijing Labor and Cultural Palace, and is an activity center for education and training of workers, cultural entertainment, and the exchange of science and technology and talents in the capital.

When you come out of the Forbidden City, you will pass by the Imperial Ancestral Temple. The ticket is 2 yuan per ticket. There are stone tablets, pavilions, ancient trees, and Taihu stones moved from Taihu Lake in the park. There are relatively few people, it is very quiet, and the air is also very good, which is suitable for physical exercise. We just passed by here and did not take a detailed tour.

That is the Hall of Supreme Harmony, which was under renovation when we went there.

The Imperial Ancestral Temple is the ancestral temple of the ancient Chinese emperors. The Imperial Ancestral Temple was called "Shishi" in the Xia Dynasty, "Chongwu" in the Shang Dynasty, "Mingtang" in the Zhou Dynasty, and "Taimiao" since the Qin and Han Dynasties. At first, the Imperial Ancestral Temple was only a place to worship the emperor's ancestors. Later, the empress and the gods of meritorious officials could also be worshipped in the Imperial Ancestral Temple with the emperor's approval. The Imperial Ancestral Temple is rectangular in plan, 475 meters long from north to south and 294 meters wide from east to west. It has three walls and a three-story enclosed garden composed of the front, middle and back halls. The main hall stands in the center of the entire Imperial Ancestral Temple complex, with a width of 11 rooms and a depth of 4 rooms, with a construction area of ​​2,240 square meters; it has a double-eaved hip roof, a three-layer white marble Xumi pedestal base, and stone guardrails around it; the main beams in the hall are covered with agarwood, and other building components are all precious golden nanmu.

It was the ancestral temple where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties worshipped their ancestors. It was built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420), covering an area of ​​more than 200 mu. It was built according to the traditional ritual system of "respecting heaven and following ancestors" in ancient China. The ceiling and the columns are all covered with red gold flowers, with fine workmanship and luxurious decoration. The Imperial Ancestral Temple is where the emperor held ancestral worship ceremonies. There are 15 side halls on each side of the main hall. The east side hall enshrines the gods of the royal family who have made contributions in successive dynasties, and the west side hall enshrines the gods of meritorious officials of different surnames. The middle hall and the back hall behind the main hall are both nine halls with yellow glazed tile hip roofs. The middle hall is called the sleeping hall, and the back hall is called the temple. In addition, there are buildings such as the kitchen, the storehouse, the slaughter pavilion, and the animal treatment room. The Imperial Ancestral Temple is famous for its ancient cypresses, most of which are hundreds of years old, with various shapes and vigorous and ancient. After the Revolution of 1911, the Imperial Ancestral Temple was once owned by the Qing Dynasty. It was opened as a peace park in 1924 and changed to its current name "Working People's Cultural Palace" in 1950. In January 1988, the Imperial Ancestral Temple was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit. There are 7 single-hole stone bridges across the river. The main building of the Imperial Ancestral Temple is located on the north side of the Jinshui River, surrounded by an inner wall. Its south gate is called Jimen, named after the 120 halberds that were originally lined up outside the gate as a ceremonial guard. The roof of Jimen has a gentle curve and more eaves. Compared with general Qing Dynasty buildings, it has obvious Ming Dynasty characteristics. Inside Jimen, there are three halls arranged on the central axis: the front hall, the middle hall, and the back hall. The front hall and the middle hall are built on a three-story earth-shaped white marble platform. The front hall is where the emperor performs rituals during sacrifices. It originally had 9 rooms, but was later changed to 11 rooms. It has a double-eaved hip roof with yellow glazed tiles. There is a platform and a wide courtyard in front of the hall. There are 15 side halls on the east and west sides, respectively, for honoring meritorious royal family members and meritorious officials. The middle hall enshrines the gods of emperors and empresses of all dynasties, with a width of nine rooms. It is a yellow glazed tile single-eaved hip roof. Five side halls are built on the east and west sides of the central hall to store sacrificial vessels. The rear hall is dedicated to the emperor and empress who were moved from the central hall for generations. It is nine bays wide and has a yellow glazed tile hip roof. Its form is basically the same as the central hall. There is a wall between the central hall and the rear hall. In the overall design of the Taimiao, the main building complex is surrounded by a large area of ​​trees, and multiple doors, halls, bridges, and rivers are arranged at a relatively short distance to increase the sense of depth of the entrance part, so as to create a solemn and profound atmosphere. The main hall is huge in size, sitting on a three-story platform, with a vast courtyard surrounded by corridors to create a majestic atmosphere. In addition, the interior eaves of the main hall are painted with incense yellow as the background color, with simple spiral patterns, which enhances the solemn and serious atmosphere of the building.

The buildings are well preserved and restored to their original state, and are neat, colorful and beautiful.

During the Qing Dynasty, this was the Imperial Ancestral Temple, where the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty and several emperors before it were enshrined. After 1949, it was changed to the Working People's Cultural Palace for sightseeing. The most worthwhile thing to visit is the main hall, which is said to be the highest-level building, from the shape, design of the main hall, and the use of materials.

You can enter the main hall of the Temple of Heaven and appreciate the interior of the building up close, which is really great.

The person who caught up with the documentary filming entered the country as Tourist A.

It is the Working People's Cultural Palace. It used to be the ancestral temple of the royal family of the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the past few years when there was no Internet economy, it often held book fairs and was quite famous.

The Taimiao is also called the Beijing Labor Cultural Palace. Usually there are few tourists visiting, so it is relatively quiet and worth a look.

It is a place for worshipping Confucius. It is the highest temple for worshipping Confucius at the national level. The layout inside is very exquisite, reflecting the respect of the rulers in the past for teachers. It is adjacent to the Imperial College. When visiting, you also need a pass. The guide inside is very interesting and a bit mysterious. At the end, he will take tourists to a room to sell blessing signs.

There are few people, and you can visit the Royal Palace for ten yuan. The red walls and glazed tiles, thick and straight golden nanmu

Except for the book fair that year, I basically don't go here.

I went here on the way out of the Forbidden City. There were not many tourists, the greenery was very good, with green trees and golden tiles. It was a very quiet place.

The Labor People's Cultural Palace was a place for worshipping ancestral tablets during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The largest hall is the Imperial Ancestral Temple, which is well worth a visit.

The Imperial Ancestral Temple is really recommended. It is right next to the Forbidden City. Those who cannot buy tickets can go there. Although it is not as big as the Forbidden City, it still allows you to feel the grandeur of the red walls and golden tiles. Moreover, there are not many people, so it is suitable for taking photos.