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The Temple of the Emperors of All Dynasties, commonly known as the Temple of the Emperors, is a royal temple that worshipped the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, outstanding emperors of all ethnic groups, and meritorious officials and generals in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Its scale and function are unique in the country and rare in the world. A total of 167 emperors and 79 meritorious officials are enshrined in the temple. The main hall, Jingde Chongsheng Hall, has the three emperors and five emperors, such as Fuxi, Yandi, and Huangdi, in the center, and the rest of the emperors are on the left and right, creating a solemn atmosphere. The East and West Side Halls have the "Exhibition of the History of the Temple of the Emperors of All Dynasties" and the "Exhibition of the Main Sacrificial Figures in the Temple of the Emperors of All Dynasties", which can help visitors further understand the creation, development and improvement of the Temple of the Emperors of All Dynasties and its sacrificial system. The Imperial Temple also holds a "Special Exhibition on the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and Hundred Family Names", with the theme of "People are one family, roots in China", displaying the origins and migrations of 100 major surnames derived from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the sages of all dynasties and the major scenic spots, and deepening the audience's understanding of the common ancestors of the Chinese nation - the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors - through the relevant knowledge of surname culture. During the Qianlong period, the Guandi Temple was built, and now the "Special Exhibition on Guan Gong Culture" is held, introducing the historical Guan Yu and the brief situation of Guanling in Dangyang, Guanlin in Luoyang, and Guandi Ancestral Temple in Jiezhou, and interpreting the life of Guan Yu, the Martial Saint, with the main line of "lying in Dangyang, resting his head on Luoyang, returning to his hometown, and being an emperor".
Attractions Location: No. 131, Fuchengmennei Street, Xicheng District, Beijing
Tickets: 20 yuan/person
Opening hours:
09:00-16:30 (all day); Last admission: 16:00 (Wednesday to Sunday, January 1st - December 31st)
Transportation:
Subway: Take Metro Line 4 Daxing Line to Xisi (subway station), then walk about 500 meters to the destination.
Time reference: 1-3 hours
One-day in-depth experience of royal sacrificial culture and Buddhist architecture
Food: Old Beijing Barbecue (Xisi Branch)
Cultural dialogue between royal sacrifice and palace architecture
Accommodation: Peking International Youth Hostel
A complete experience from sacrificial architecture to Hutong culture
Food: Yaoji Fried Liver Restaurant (Gulou Branch)
In-depth visit to the four major royal sacrificial sites
Accommodation: Shichahai Courtyard Hotel
The perfect combination of sacrificial culture and world heritage
Food: Quanjude Roast Duck (Heping Store)
From royal sacrifice to the extended exploration of palace culture
Accommodation: Beijing Hotel Nuojin
The collision of traditional sacrificial culture and modern art
Food: Dadong Roast Duck (Gongti Branch)
I came here to worship right after it was renovated. I don't know how someone like me developed such a mysterious belief in ancestor worship. The area of the park is not large, and the environment is not as good as that of the Imperial Academy, but due to its important historical status, the tablets and specifications enshrined in it are of the highest quality. If you are interested, you can read the stories of every civil official and military general who can enter the temple, which will be inspiring.
I don't know how to comment on it. It's a rare museum that is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, especially today when the temperature is 35 degrees Celsius. It's great.
As a distinctive historical site it is good, but I always feel it can be better.
The Temple of the Emperors of All Dynasties is now a museum in Beijing, where the founding emperors and founding heroes of all dynasties are enshrined. It is a very historical museum. The entire building is from the Ming Dynasty and is one of the few buildings in my country that has preserved Ming Dynasty decorations. The museum ticket is 20 yuan and it takes about 1 hour to visit. Friends who are interested in history can visit it.
The second stop of the Jinxiu Jiangshan annual ticket. Very close to Miaoying Baita Temple.
The area is quite large, but there is not much to visit.
There are many old trees and the environment is elegant, but the exhibition needs to be strengthened.
The picture is upside down.
It is very quiet. There is a special exhibition of "Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and Hundred Family Names", from which you can truly feel that: the people are one family and their roots are in China!
The Temple of the Emperors of All Dynasties was built in 1530. As the name suggests, it is a temple dedicated to and worshipping emperors of all dynasties. Together with the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the Temple of Confucius, it is collectively known as the three major royal temples in Beijing during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and has a very high political status. Compared with the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the Temple of Confucius, there are the fewest tourists here, and you can appreciate the palace architecture in detail. The number of emperors enshrined in the Temple of the Emperors of All Dynasties gradually increased from the initial 16, and was finally determined by Emperor Qianlong to be 188. Except for the emperors who were killed for being unjust and the kings who lost their country, all the emperors who had ever reigned have tablets enshrined in the temple. The main components of the Jingde Chongsheng Hall, Jingde Gate, and the East and West Side Halls in the Temple of the Emperors of All Dynasties are all left over from the Ming Dynasty. Although the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven were all built in the Ming Dynasty, there are not many components from the Ming Dynasty left. It is extremely rare to retain a large number of original components from the Ming Dynasty like the Temple of the Emperors of All Dynasties. Another special feature is that there is a Guandi Temple in the southwest. This "temple within a temple" is dedicated to Guan Yu alone, which also shows that Guan Yu's political status reached its peak after he was "ennobled" in successive dynasties.
There are few people and the courtyard is very empty. The most interesting thing is probably the densely packed tablets in the main hall. From the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the emperors of all dynasties, only by putting their wooden tablets together can we know that there were so many emperors in history. There is a blank stele in the courtyard, which is very abrupt. Is it purely for symmetry? Probably not...
The ticket is 20 yuan, and there are several large palaces. The palace specifications and levels are the same as the Forbidden City. It mainly enshrines the ranking of emperors of various dynasties, and has a brief history of emperors of various dynasties.
There are very few people here, and it seems that few people know about this place. It enshrines emperors from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, of course a few of them were asked to leave and are no longer enshrined. This was built according to the style of the Forbidden City, but it has countless times fewer people than the Forbidden City.
As one of the highest-specification buildings in the Qing Dynasty, it underwent a restoration attempt to "repair the old as if it were new" after the school was vacated. When you gaze at the mix of unrepaired and restored ceilings, it is not only a visual impact, but more of a remembrance of the passage of time, as if an old man is holding a photo of himself in his youth and telling you about the vicissitudes of the past hundreds of years.
In general, this is a very average tourist attraction. It has the same red walls and golden tiles as a series of royal buildings in Beijing, but it also has some unique features of its own. It is worth a visit.
First of all, the area is very large, and you will be surprised at how open and enlightened you will feel when you enter it. Of course, although the area is large enough, you won't be able to spend more than two hours here, because there are mostly empty buildings or many inscriptions, which can't excite ordinary visitors, so you know.
But what surprised and a little astonished me the most about this attraction is that it is clearly a royal imperial temple, and it even has tablets dedicated to emperors of all dynasties. However, here comes the key point: there is actually a Guan Erye Temple hidden in the western corner!
Are you surprised? There is a Guandi Temple in the Temple of Emperors of All Dynasties!
What a surprise, this is a surprise.
So I gave it four stars for this reason, but in fact this attraction only has three stars.
In a word, for Guan Erye, it is worth a trip.
Standing in front of the huge Temple of the Emperors of All Dynasties, the heavy breath of history hits you in the face, as if the thousands of years of history of our nation is always lingering in your ears. When you enter the Temple of the Emperors of All Dynasties, you will see Jingde Gate, which means "admiring good governance and worshipping saints and sages". Entering Jingde Gate is the main hall of the Temple of the Emperors, Jingde Chongsheng Hall. Entering Jingde Chongsheng Hall, a journey across time and space with the great emperors of China begins. In the center of the hall, the tablets of the Three Emperors - Fuxi, Huangdi and Yandi are enshrined. There are six niches on the left and right, enshrining the tablets of the Five Emperors and 188 emperors from the Xia Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. The hall is paved with gold bricks. Gold bricks are not made of gold, but are specially made for royal buildings. They are dense in texture and have a sound of gold and stone when knocked, hence the name. After hundreds of years of trampling, they emit a soft light and feel as warm as jade when stepped on. The reason why the Temple of Emperors of All Dynasties attracts Chinese people to worship is not because it has tablets of many emperors in Chinese history, but because it upholds the spirit of the Chinese nation.
It was only restored and opened in recent years, and its historical status is very high. The main hall enshrines emperors from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the end of the Ming Dynasty. I guess those who have not entered can be considered unofficial history or foreigners. The side halls are famous officials of all dynasties, a total of 39. Unfortunately, there are only pictures and text introductions now. Guandi Temple is quite special. It is enshrined alone, and its status is between the emperor and the famous officials, which proves the special status of Guan. There is also an exhibition on the origin of the surname, which is also very good. In general, two hours is enough.
The Temple of the Emperors of All Dynasties is located on Fuchengmen Inner Street, not far from the famous White Pagoda Temple. In the past, the gate was always closed and could only be opened when the emperor came. The tablets of emperors and meritorious officials of all dynasties are enshrined here, recording the 5,000-year history of China.
Today, this is a large classroom for spreading the 5,000-year history and civilization of the Chinese nation. The illustrated display boards, numerous collections, and exhibition rooms with detailed explanations, coupled with the magnificent palace, ensure that people's visit will not be boring.
Among them, my favorite is the display board about the knowledge of the Temple of the Emperors of all dynasties. It made me understand the origin, development history, functions, etc. of the Temple of the Emperors.
The original display of Jingde Chongsheng Temple is also very interesting. Being in it, it feels like traveling through time and space.
The most interesting ones are the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and the Hundred Family Surnames exhibition. I specifically looked up my own surname to see what my ancestors came from. Haha, it's still a prominent family.
Visiting the Temple of the Emperors of All Dynasties allows you to appreciate the royal architecture and gain knowledge at the same time, it’s the best of both worlds.
I returned to the Temple of the Emperors of All Dynasties. I once took part in the examinations in the 159th Middle School. I could see the stone tablets through the gaps. This year, I bought the annual ticket for the museum and brought my son here again. I was delighted to see the overall appearance.
It is dedicated to emperors of all dynasties, and the colored paintings of the Ming Dynasty are still preserved inside.
This is the only existing temple of successive emperors in China. There are many unique things about it. I recommend you to visit it if you have the chance! You can learn more about it through the pictures I posted.
I participated in the sacrificial activities here. Everything was in accordance with the ancient system, from clothing to procedures. It was really good.
The halls in the Temple of Successive Emperors in Beijing are very large, just like the main hall of the Forbidden City. They enshrine emperors from Emperor Huangdi to the emperors of the late Qing Dynasty. I think it is worth a visit.
The Imperial Temple has high architectural specifications, but is relatively simple, with a screen wall, a gate, this hall, and the Jingde Hall at the back. The focus is on the Jingde Hall at the back.
The Imperial Temple was first built in the ninth year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty (1530), and has a history of more than 480 years. It is said that the main building of the Imperial Temple we see now is from the Ming Dynasty. The main repair in the Qing Dynasty was the replacement of the roof, and it has also been repaired now. There are many places in the temple that preserve the unrefreshed legacy paintings and the current refreshed paintings for comparison.
There are very few people coming here, and it is hard to see a tourist.
When I went there, some temples were still under renovation~~ a little regret~~
The only temple that worships the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and the meritorious officials and generals of the past dynasties. At that time, I was surprised why the imperial family of Ming and Qing dynasties worshipped ancestors other than their own group? It turns out that there are deep thoughts to be explored...
The ancient buildings are still preserved and the exhibitions are well-deserved, it is worth a visit!