回音壁 — Attraction in Beijing

Nearly 500 years old, the Imperial Vault of Heaven has been used for centuries as a part of ceremonies at the Temple of Heaven. A small courtyard adjoining the Vault of Heaven and a few buildings on its flanks is all you'll find here, but there is a lot of history and some pretty neat architecture packed in this tiny area. Like some of the other attractions in the Temple of Heaven park, you will need to purchase the more expensive combination ticket to gain access to this area, but I can assure you the ticket is worth it, as all of the must-see spots in this park cannot be accessed with the basic ticket. The crowds at this part of the park were exceeded only by the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, but don't let that discourage you from stopping here, it's...

Beautiful place indeed. However of your purpose is to actually try the echo wall then you probably are wasting your money as the place will be crowded of people and the background makes it impossible to use the wall. Restricting visitor...

Nice buildings and quite iconic but as with the southern mound, if you've been to the main Temple of Heaven, there's little point paying any more to see this. As part of a tour it's good to see for 10 minutes but you won't want to...