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Beijing, China: One short walk around the Temple of Heaven

A short walk around the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, the UNESCO site where emperors prayed for good harvests, and the park where the whole city slows down.

The Temple of Heaven is where Beijing goes to slow down, and where emperors came for centuries to pray for good harvests. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it's one short walk that explains an awful lot of the city's history.

A short walk around the Temple of Heaven and its park. Watch on YouTube

The clip takes in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, that famous round blue roof, and the park around it, which is the part most visitors skip and shouldn't.

Inga and Dileep in matching Levi's t-shirts in front of the round blue-roofed Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests at the Temple of Heaven
The Temple of Heaven, accidentally colour-coordinated with our t-shirts.

Give it a morning rather than an hour. The hall is the photograph, but the park is the visit.

The Forbidden City, Jingshan Park and the rest of those three days are on the Beijing story.

There’s more from this trip on our YouTube channel, we film the real sights and sounds, no fluff. You’ll also find us on TikTok and Instagram.