The corners point up...................................towards Heaven..........North is up on a map.............the direction of Heaven......

Chinese architecture - Wikipedia

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Chinese architecture demonstrates an architectural style that developed over millennia in ..... The Temple of Heaven, however, uses blue roof tiles to symbolize the sky. The roofs ... The buildings faced south because the north had a cold wind.

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