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Heritage through lenses-The Temple of Heaven

2013-06-08 09:07

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Heritage through lenses-The Temple of Heaven

The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is circular, resonating to the ancient Chinese notion that heaven is circular, the blue color of the roof tiles sybolizes blue sky. [Photo by Jia Yue for Chinadaily.com.cn]

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