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Inside the alter.
Note the domed ceiling.
Side annex building
inside the annex.

Hmmm...
Ok!
Huanqiutan (Circular Mound Altar)
This 3 tiered marble altar as 9 steps to each layer.

As each layer is also made of 9 stones.
"By The Power of Greyskull"...

nope, didn't work...

In the centre of the altar is a stone called the Tianxinshi (Heaven Heart Stone). Any sounds made here will sound louder.
I was here!

A tour of a brass works factory. The first of many "tourist" traps.
Today's lame lunch. Egg soup, steamed vegetable, and spicy chicken.

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