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I feel that Tian Tan does not warrant the "Wonder of the World" tag, and category, as it does not appear as such on any such list I have been able to find. -- Shannonr 11:01, 11 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Changing image to Wikimedia Commons 'TempleofHeaven-HallofPrayer.jpg' due to no copywrite being on the current image, this one is of higher quality and resolution but perhaps a less majestic view.. revert if needed. -- Aika 22:44, Mar 10, 2005 (UTC)
If I have some pictures of this site, how would I go about making them available? 98.214.145.109 ( talk) 10:41, 23 January 2010 (UTC)
If we added the Manchu name for the Temple of Heaven, which was not even built during the Qing Dynasty, should we also add Mongolian, Tibetan names too? Since they were part of the "multi-ethnic" Qing Dynasty also. Why make it an exception. -- 67.2.149.125 21:30, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
But the Hungarian name "Bécs" is not included in the first paragraphs of Vienna's main article, but the Manchu name for Temple of Heaven is, why is that? I doubt all the places in Austria would have Hungarian names on the first few sentences of their articles. Plus, you can't compare China during Qing Dynasty to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which was then split-up into smaller countries and divisions. China on the other hand, isn't, and it has its official language. Perhaps you could also do something similar like the Vienna article, create an template and adding multiple names onto it.-- 67.2.149.66 22:19, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Okay, I deitalicized it because it looks "Awkward". The Chinese characters and Pinyins are not italicized, so why should it be italicized? Another thing, the majority of Istanbul's residences speaks Turkish, and the majority of Bejing's residences does not speak Manchu, that is why the Turkish references to Hagia Sophia are important and Manchu references to the Temple of Heaven, the Forbidden City and the various city gates of Beijing are not. Want to created a template, use a webpage design guide (CSS or XSL Transformations). You are the one who wants to add these names. -- 67.2.149.66 23:22, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Actually, the Manchu language has plenty of Chinese as well as Mongolian loan-words, that is because before the Manchu conquest of China, they had already underwent tremendous sinicization, just as Jurchens did. Go read the Britannica's entry on Chinese history.-- 67.2.149.66 23:49, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
Without the Normans conquest of England, we wouldn't even be able to speak English today. Old English (Anglo-Saxon) is very different than the contemporary English we are speaking. English in its present form (albeit its Germanic origin) are very much shaped by the French/Romance languages introduced by the Normans. I personally think, because Wikipedia is a general encyclopedia, its English version should use sources that are considered legitimate, scholarly as well as authoritative in the English language. Britannica as well as other encyclopedias are probably among the best examples. Individual authors personal research could be found everywhere, but they do not register the same kind of credential a major publications does.-- 67.2.149.39 01:12, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
My point in the above post is, Yes, the French can claim plenty of stuff to themselves when it concerns modern English, including most of the words we use in the English dictionary, not the other way around. Read your original post. -- 67.2.149.39 01:41, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Well, I'm not saying Manchu is not its own distinctive language. It obviously is, "native", like English if you want to put it that way, since it belongs to the Altaic linguistic families and Chinese is Sino-Tibetan. On a personal question, if you don't mind me asking, are you Japanese Niohe? It seems like you are quite interested in the Japanese involvement of Manchuria as well as the history of Manchukuo and the people involved in it. Anyway, we'd better end our conversations here or change subjects since none of the discussions is actually about the "Temple of Heaven". Take care. -- 67.2.149.39 02:08, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
The article says ""the House of Heavenly Lord is nicknamed the 'Echo Wall' because a person at one end of the wall can hear the voice of a person at the other end of the wall"
I just visited the House of Heavenly Lord, and despite the many people yelling and clapping towards the wall, I could not figure out where it would make sense to try the phenomenon . It is not clear what end means, since it is a circle with one entrance and 3 buildings in the middle. I can only think of an elipse and its two foci as notable in this respect. This might be a myth and a chance to dispel it, or a chance to be more informative. Andy Rosa 01:09, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
For such an important and central location as the Temple of Heaven in China, it is amazing how little information there is on the rituals and beliefs relating to the site. There is obviously something missing. Where are the books or texts which describe the rituals that were practiced there? If this is a major site of Chinese religion, where is a description of what took place there? What religion was practiced there? Details? Links? Sources?
I translated the relevant content from Chinese Wikipedia zh:天坛. On the website of the Tiantan Park, I found more materials so I added a footnote there. However I feel that further verification is needed. Can anyone find more citations for this part? Waltigs ( talk) 06:49, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
http://books.google.com/books?id=-RQIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA23#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://books.google.com/books?id=MoXyEKpjKnwC&pg=RA1-PA23#v=onepage&q&f=false
Rajmaan ( talk) 07:25, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
I feel that the information given about the surrounding park was lacking a lot of information. What is their to do with the surrounding park? Was the park used for anything ceremonial in the past?
Jdgirar1 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdgirar1 ( talk • contribs) 20:54, 7 November 2017 (UTC)
The first Temple of Heaven link under the sources line: http://www.kinabaloo.com/temple_of_heaven.html, is not valid at this time. It takes you to a page that shows the domain has expired. ASU557 ( talk) 01:57, 15 November 2017 (UTC)ASU557
I noticed this line has "citation needed" after it, but I have not been able to find any reliable citation link for this: "The occupation desecrated the temple and resulted in serious damage to the building complex and the garden. Robberies of temple artifacts by the Alliance were also reported."[citation needed] Does anyone object to me removing that line, or does anyone know where this information can be located? ASU557 ( talk) 03:36, 29 November 2017 (UTC)ASU557
Echo Wall is one the most famous site in the Temple of Heaven, so we should definitely add more detail to it. For example, explain the science behind it, and what it is for. MZ2160 ( talk) 03:40, 12 October 2020 (UTC)