Temples and Altars
The altar-temple was a unique, quasi-religious architectural structure built for the worship of nature such as mountains and rivers as well as ancestors and famous people. As the "code of conduct" for governing human relationship and actions was strongly advocated by Confucianism, itself a highly regarded philosophy in ancient China, the worship of nature and ancestors was placed under the realm of rites. When Confucianism became and important part of the nationwide culture, and 'the 'code of conduct' observed on a nationwide level, the altar-temple thus became buildings regulated by the government. As a result, these buildings were categorized under architecture for the observances of rites and rituals and examples include Tiantan Temple, for the worship of heaven, Taimiao temple, for the worship of ancestors, Confucian's Temple, and Shejitan, for the worship of earth and agricultural, Ditan, for the worship of earth, Yuetan, for the worship of Moon and Ritan, for the worship of Sun.
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