Temple of Emperors of All Dynasties.

The Temple of All Emperors in Beijing, also known as the Temple of the Emperors, is a royal temple used during the Ming and Qing dynasties to worship the Chinese ancestors, emperors, and meritorious officials. Located at No. 131 Fuchengmennei Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, it was first built in the 10th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1531). Its original site was Baoan Temple. It was rebuilt in the 9th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1530) and renovated in the 7th year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1729). It covers an area of ​​22,000 square meters and has a construction area of ​​approximately 4,000 square meters. It faces south and is large in scale. The temple's architectural layout is divided into three roads: central, eastern and western. From south to north, the central axis consists of the glazed screen wall, the main gate, the bell tower, the Jingde Gate, the Jingde Chongsheng Hall and other buildings, with side halls built on both sides. The Jingde Chongsheng Temple is the main building of the Temple of Emperors of all dynasties, and its specifications are second only to the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City. There were originally eleven niches in the hall for the tablets of emperors of all dynasties. There is a stele pavilion on each side of the platform, and in the two stele pavilions on both sides of the main hall, there are two steles made by Emperor Yongzheng and Emperor Qianlong. The east road is the god's kitchen, god's storehouse, animal slaughter pavilion, well pavilion, etc. The west route is mainly used as a place for the officials in charge of offering sacrifices to set up their own temples. The Temple of All Emperors is the only existing temple in China dedicated to worshipping emperors of all dynasties. It not only reflects the long history of the Chinese nation, but also embodies the historical characteristics of China's unified multi-ethnic country. In addition, it has high historical and cultural value for the study of ancient architecture and feudal systems. In 1979, the Temple of All Emperors was announced by the Beijing Municipal People's Government as the second batch of municipal cultural relics protection units in Beijing. In 1996, the Temple of All Emperors was announced as the fourth batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council of the People's Republic of China.