This document provides information about the Imperial Sacrificial Altar (Qi Nian Dian) located in the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China. The altar was first constructed in 1420 during the Ming Dynasty and has since been extended and renovated. It is the largest altar in the Temple of Heaven and was used by Ming and Qing emperors for worshipping heaven. The structure uses symbolic numbers and layouts with inner pillars representing seasons, outer pillars representing months, and the total number of pillars representing Chinese gods and solar terms.

1. CHAI CHIN EE
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EPC (COM 30103)
SEPTEMBER 2014
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Assignment: Oral Presentation (Resubmission)

2. TEMPLE OF HEAVEN
IMPERIAL SACRIFICIAL ALTAR
(QI NIAN DIAN) 天坛祈年殿

3. FIRST CONSTURED:
- CHINA
- SOUTHERN BEIJING
- 1420, MING DYNASTY
- MING EMPEROR ZHUDI
“朱棣”
Historical background
(Temple of Heaven)

4. Historical background
(Temple of Heaven)
EXTENDED AND RENOVATED:
- MING EMPEROR, JIAJING “嘉靖”
& QING EMPEROR,QIANLONG “乾隆”
- 2,700,000 square meters

5. Historical background
(Qi Nian Dian)
-BIGGEST ALTAR IN TEMPLE OF HEAVEN
-SYMBOLIC BUILDING
-THE QING AND MING EMPORORS USED IT TO
WORSHIP TO THE HEAVEN.

6. Structure and Layouts:

7. SURROUNDING OF
QI NIAN DIAN

8. INTERIOR PART OF
QI NIAN DIAN

9. ORNAMENTATION USED

10. TYPES OF MATERIAL
USED
• MARBLES
• TILES
• BRICKS
• WOODs
• COPPERS

11. FENG SHUI
(SYMBOLISM)

12. • 9 = the biggest number, represent the china
emperors
• 4 inner pillars = 4 seasons
• 12 middle pillars = 12 times
• 12 outer pillars = 12 months
• 12 outer + 12 middle pillars
= 24 Chinese traditional solar terms
• Total of all pillars = 28 Gods

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