Apr 25, 2007

Temple of Heaven

Excerpt from Wikipedia on Temple of Heaven :

"Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of Heaven (Traditional Chinese: 天壇; Simplified Chinese: 天坛; pinyin: Tiāntán; Manchu: Abkai mukdehun) is a complex of Taoist buildings situated in southeastern urban Beijing, in Xuanwu District. Construction of the complex began in 1420, and was thereafter visited by all subsequent Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is regarded as a Taoist temple, although the worship of Heaven, especially by the reigning monarch of the day, pre-dates Taoism."

I came across a restaurant with the name 天壇 (Tian Dan) in Kyoto last week. It is a Yakiniku restaurant !

2 comments:

AL LEE said...

Very intricate designs.

Nightraveller said...

if you miss Tian Tan, then let's go for Yakiniku ;-p