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RE: Exploring The Temple Of Heaven
Then we wanted to visit the Forbidden Kingdom, but unfortunately there were no available tickets and the crowds were so insane surrounding this destination. Then my friend proposed the Temple of Heaven, which is a little bit far from the center of Beijing City, and he has not been there, according to his knowledge. Also, I love travelling such a great place and we set for the destination. Temple of Heaven is one of the most visited places for both Chinese and Foreigners, making it among the top 10 tourist attractions in Beijing.
Dear @tanzil2024 !
Hassan!
I can tell from your outfit that it's a hot summer day in Beijing these days!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Heaven
The Temple of Heaven was built 600 years ago.
The emperors of China would offer sacrifices to heaven at the Temple of Heaven,
and gain recognition of their authority from the people.
The Chinese emperors believed that if crops failed due to drought because of lack of rain, they could offer sacrifices to the sky at the Temple of Heaven and it would rain!
The greatest duty of the Chinese emperors was to offer sacrifices to heaven to bring good weather and rain so that agriculture could prosper.
Chinese emperors could lose their throne if a famine occurred and starved the people, as the people would begin to doubt their eligibility as emperors.
I wonder if Bangladeshis perform rituals to heaven to pray for a good harvest!😃
Wow! It was an important place for the emperors for their regime to be sustained. Thanks for your informative comments.
In Bangladesh we don’t have such rituals, but Hindu people has a tradition of sacrifice fo their god. But we the Muslim do Qurbani animals in the name of Allah, show our gratitude to Allah. Intresting we divide meat from those animals into three parts forbthe poor, relatives, and own family.
Dear @tanzil2024 !
Hassan!
I've never seen a ceremony of sacrificing animals to a god, so I'm curious!
In East Asia, including China, there is a custom of sacrificing animals to gods and then distributing the meat to people.
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