Les artistes chinois vêtus de costumes anciens de la dynastie des Qing (1644-1911) prendre part à une répétition d'un rituel à l'adoration du soleil parc Ritan Beiji dans
Chinese performers dressed in ancient costumes of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) take part in a rehearsal of a sun worship ritual at Ritan Park in Beijing, China, 20 March 2014. A sun worship ritual from the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) was rehearsed on Thursday (20 March 2014) at Ritan Park in Beijing. The park brought back sun worship rituals from the dynasty for the first time in 2011 since the tradition faded away over 100 years ago to popularize and preserve culture. The ceremony resembles the rituals recorded in the Qing Dynasty in every aspect including costumes, props, dances, and musical instruments. Ordinary citizens were not allowed to watch the royal ceremony in the old days. The ritual will be held on Friday, the time of spring equinox, at the park, which was built in the Ming Dynasty (1368¨C1644) for emperors to pay their respects to the sun. With the return of sun worship rituals, Beijing has now resurrected all four ancient rituals, worshipping heaven, earth, sun and moon.
