. . . Next we went to the Temple of Heaven, which was this intricate series of great temples laid out in a huge pattern. Lotsa of places to shoot video and film, and Vonne made a point of standing on the famous center stone of the highest temple, which was where the emperor stood whenever he wanted to speak directly to the people. The whole setting was based on 9’s, the ultimate lucky Chinese number. The Heavenly Centre Stone is sort of like the Blarney Stone: step on it and your voice becomes sonorous and resonant.
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