The Temple of Heaven, a complex of imperial religious buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing, founded in the first half of the 15th century, is a place where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties in China worshiped heaven for bumper harvests. The Temple of Heaven was inscribed as a World Heritage site in 1998 and was described as "a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design."
Beijing Olympic Park, also known as the Olympic Green, is located in Chaoyang district, Beijing, with a total land area of 11.59 square kilometers. The famous National Stadium or "Bird's Nest" is the centerpiece of the park, it hosted the opening and closing ceremonies, athletics and football finals of the Games. The National Aquatics Center or "Water Cube" hosted the swimming, diving and synchronized swimming events, it transformed into the "Ice Cube" for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, and detachable curling tracks were built on the swimming pool to host curling events.
