Taiyang Temple
Beijing, Dongcheng District, East Chang'an Avenue, east of Tiananmen Gate
Taimiao - imperial ancestral temple in Beijing built in 1420 together with Forbidden City. Inside there is further shrine (1491) and main hall Xiandian with three levels of marble base and immortals figurines on roof. Age of cypresses exceeds several centuries. Building is decorated with golden plaques and nine dragon heads. During Cultural Revolution it housed students' communication center. Architecture of the temple replicates layout of Forbidden City.