Red
Stairway Bridge
Red
Stariway Bridge is 360 meter long. It leads to the Hall of Prayer of
Good Harvests, from south to north, symbolizes the distance between
heaven and human world.
The central
passage, which is called the way of Spirit, was reserved for the God
of Heaven. The east one was for the emperor and the west one for the
ministers.
Near the
northern end of the bridge there is a platform where the emperor used
to change his ritual garment, and a tent was temporarily set up on the
occasion.
Function:
The bridge is an axis of the temple and serves as a link connecting
two groups of imperial buildings.
Red
Stairway Bridge