Welcome to the Beijing Central Axis, here is the Altar of Land and Grain.
🇨🇳 欢迎来到北京中轴线,这里就是社稷坛。
📝 Central 中央的 /ˈsen.trəl/;Altar 祭坛 /ˈɔːltər/;Land and Grain 土地与五谷 /lænd ənd ɡreɪn/。
#2👩 Mom
"She" means the God of Land, and "Ji" means the God of Five Grains. They guard the nation's food supply. Do you know a nursery rhyme about the Altar of Land and Grain?
🇨🇳 "社"的意思是土地神,"稷"的意思是五谷神,他们守护国家的粮食。你知道关于社稷坛的童谣吗?
📝 God of Land 土地神 /ɡɒd əv lænd/;God of Five Grains 五谷神 /ɡɒd əv faɪv ɡreɪnz/;guard 守护 /ɡɑːrd/;nursery rhyme 童谣 /ˈnɜːrsəri raɪm/。
#3🧒 Kid
I know! "The Altar of Land and Grain has five-colored soil; Left Ancestor, Right Nation, establishing the capital."
Exactly! The yellow in the center is the emperor's color, representing the center of the world.
🇨🇳 太对了。中间的黄色是皇帝的颜色,代表世界的中心。
📝 emperor 皇帝 /ˈempərər/;world 世界 /wɜːrld/。
#7🧒 Kid
Left is family, right is nation—that's "Left Ancestor, Right Nation."
🇨🇳 左边是家族,右边是国家,就是左祖右社。
📝 family 家族 /ˈfæməli/;nation 国家 /ˈneɪʃən/。
#8👩 Mom
The Altar of Land and Grain worships the God of Land and the God of Five Grains. The emperor held ceremonies here to pray for national peace and bumper harvests. In 1914, it was renamed Central Park, becoming the first royal altar open to the public.