Beijing | Instead of the Forbidden City, come here if you can't make an appointment with the Forbidden City

Beijing's urban area has the "Little Forbidden City in the West of Beijing" known as Wanshou Temple What many people don't know is that there is another alternative to the Forbidden City within the Second Ring Road---the Imperial Ancestral Temple More like the Forbidden City Blue sky and white clouds, red walls and yellow tiles, majestic And compared to the Forbidden City, there are not so many visitors, very quiet The only existing place for worshiping emperors of past dynasties Second only to the Beijing Taimiao From the 11th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1532) to the end of the Qing Dynasty, a total of 380 years There were 662 sacrificial ceremonies held here The number of emperors worshipped increased from 16 in the early Ming to 188 The Jingde Chongsheng Hall of the Imperial Ancestral Temple was upgraded during this renovation The green glazed tiles were replaced with yellow glazed tiles consistent with the Forbidden City In front of the hall, there is a white marble terrace, stone railings on the east, south, and west sides, and three steps on the south side, with the middle being the imperial road Its specifications and scale are second only to the Taimiao, and there are 11 niches in the hall for the spirit tablets of emperors of past dynasties The east and west side halls are double-eaved Xieshan top buildings with black glazed tiles, each with seven bays wide Set up spirit positions for meritorious officials and famous generals of past dynasties The spirit positions are worshipped in the east and west side halls according to the arrangement of "literature in the east and martial arts in the west" Besides the central path The east path includes buildings such as the divine warehouse, divine kitchen, slaughter pavilion, and well pavilion The west path includes buildings such as the Guandi Temple, the dismissal office, the sacrificial utensil warehouse, the custodian room, and the music and dance service room Most were rebuilt during the 2003 renovation project of the Imperial Ancestral Temple 👀Tips 🎫Ticket: 20 yuan, no reservation needed, you can directly enter by purchasing a ticket on site ⏰Opening hours: Wednesday to Sunday 9:00-16:30 (closed on Mondays and Tuesdays) 🏠131 Fuchengmen Inner Street, Xicheng District 🚇Take the subway line 4, get off at Xisi Station and walk for 5 minutes to arrive I am: Strolling in Beijing Follow me, let's start a wonderful journey~