During the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was the site of imperial sacrifices to Heaven ... a Tang Dynasty official who was once bold enough to point out the emperor’s faults. The Temple of ...

The bell of the Baoming Temple was cast in the 6th year of the reign of Emperor Longqing of the Ming Dynasty (1572). The bell is 1.48 meters in height, 0.94 meter in rim diameter and 402 kilograms ...

Narrator: The Qing dynasty was the last imperial dynasty in China. It began in 1644 when the Manchu people from the North overthrew the ruling Ming dynasty and established their capital in Beijing.

The temple, built during the Ming dynasty, was designed in accordance with feng shui principles: the architecture and layout of the complex symbolise the relationship between heaven and earth ...