Human sacrifice in the Temple of Heaven

Was the Temple of Heaven in Beijing sacrificed by humans?

probably. I can't say for sure, but the history, references, and structure of the Temple of Heaven show that they are made.

The first is a little background of the Temple of Heaven. The Temple of Heaven has three main structures, a round mound renovation, a royal scorpio and a prayer hall. The circular mounting change consists of two areas, the inner circular area being surrounded by an outer square wall. The foreign area has several small structures. One of the structures is a round green tile oven. It is said that the oven for... is coming... "The sacrifice of mankind." Next to this innocent oven is a pit called "The pit of hair and blood."

Environmental evidence you said. real. Beginning with the Shang Dynasty, quickly understand the history of China's sacrifice of humanity.

The history of human sacrifice in China

Shang Dynasty - 1766 BC and 1122 BC between 1766 BC and 1122 BC, also known as the Yin Dynasty ruled a large chunk of China in less than 650 years. During this period, China was a slave society, slaves, non-slaves, animals and anyone else who was alive [and dead] would have tempted remedies. Here are a few examples of merchants being sacrificed in the Shang Dynasty.

The sacrificial remnants of humans and animals have been discovered in Fuyang City, dating back to 2,700 years.

The researchers unearthed a 3,300-year-old Shang Dynasty palace and temple complex in the north of the ancient city. After 50 years of use, the complex was beaten by commodities and burned. A large number of sacrificial humans have been found in this complex.

The Shang Dynasty may have sacrificed humans very simply at the beginning, but they did not slowly develop a certain degree of complexity. They developed an axe called "Monthly Moon", which was originally used as a weapon and later became a ritual weapon used to free human trials from suffering.

In the Shang and Zhou dynasties, when their masters died at the death of their masters, it was active to sacrifice young men and women to the river gods [to kill them] and to bury slaves.

Zhou Dynasty - 1046 BC to 256 BC. The Shang Dynasty did not want to show weakness. Zhou Dynasty developed animal and human sacrifices for ancestors or gods as a regular part of Chinese culture. Betting is part of Chinese culture and your Chinese friends won't brag. During this time, it was allegedly often used to bless the sacrifice of the house. Next time you invite a blessing to a Chinese family, please think twice!

The Zhou Dynasty was regarded by historians as more humanized than the Shang Dynasty, because where human sacrifices "decline." Despite this, the entire Zhou Dynasty has carried out human sacrifices.

Qin Dynasty - 221 BC to 206 BC. No one broke the precedent, and the first emperor had his graves offering sacrifices to workers and soldiers. Personally, I am very grateful that he did not take human sacraments too seriously, but let a terracotta warrior keep in touch with him throughout his life, rather than a group that will not become an awesome tourist after 2200 years. The dead of the sights.

Other tombs, especially the Fengyang tomb of the Qin Dynasty, were also sacrificed and the victims were buried alive.

Han Dynasty - 206 BC to 25 AD. Cultural relics such as bronze vessels show that human sacrifice is still widely practiced.

Ming Dynasty - 1368-1644. The sacrifice of mankind has been outdated for some time, and in 1395 by Emperor Hongwu. His son died in such a sacrificed prince and kept in touch with him. In 1464, the orthodox emperor banned the practice of human interrogation.

The Qing Dynasty or the Manchu Dynasty - from 1644 to 1912. The sacrifice of mankind once again returned to fashion [remembering the calf and ruffles], but was banned by Emperor Kangxi in 1464.

Human Sacrifice and the Conclusion of the Temple of Heaven

Interestingly, the Temple of Heaven was completed in 1420 and left in the Qing Dynasty for 44 years for human sacrifice.

Go back to the guilty green tile oven and the pits of blood and hair. I can't find any direct connection between human sacrifice and the Temple of Heaven but there is a very destructive reference in so many travel literature. That reference is

In the southeast corner, pine and cypress branches burn in a green tiled oven to welcome the gods of heaven. In order to bid farewell to the gods, human sacrifice burns in the oven. Next to the oven is a special pit called a pit of hair and blood, because the hair and blood of the victim are buried here.

Finally, there are 3 convincing points

Before the construction of the Temple of Heaven, human sacrifice was widely used in most of China's history.
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  2. The common reference to the Temple of Heaven includes "human sacrifice" and "sacrificing the victim's hair and blood."
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  3 - There is a very obvious oven, not used to baking potatoes

It is not the best public relations action to have a world-famous and very profitable tourist attraction listed by UNESCO, and it is not the best public relations action, so don't expect people's sacrifice to be widely publicized and promoted. Just go there and experience the sheer and awesome, colorful and rich history of enjoying this magical historical site, and don't give your guide a difficult time by asking too many embarrassing questions.

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