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Heritage through lenses-The Temple of Heaven (10)

（Chinadaily.com.cn）  13:37, June 08, 2013  

The Temple of Heaven has two enclosures, the southernmost enclosure is square, signifying the Earth, while the northernmost one is semi-circular,signifyng the Heaven. The design symbolizes the ancient Chinese belief that Heaven is round and the Earth square. (Chinadaily.com.cn/Jia Yue)

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（Editor：DuMingming、Ye Xin）

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