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DanBi Qiao : DanBi Bridge 丹陛桥
One approaches the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests along a 360 meter raised walkway : 'Vermillion Steps Bridge' (DanBiQiao). In doing so, one ascends almost imperceptibly, denoting progression from Earth to Heaven. The path is 1 meter high at the start and 4 meters high at the end. It is called a bridge because at one point there in a tunnel under it. 丹陛桥是一个凸起的到祈谷坛的人行道有360米长。它有一个微小的几乎看不出来的上升从地到天，在起始部分高1米，在结尾处高是4米。它之所以叫桥是因为有个小隧道从底下通过。
The walkway is almost 30 meters wide and has three distinct paths marked out. The central path was reserved for the gods. The path on the east was reserved for the emperor while the path on the west was used by the empress and court officials. 这个人行道宽30米分成明显的三部分，中间弧形青石道为“神道”是专供各路神灵走的，东面是御道是专供皇上走的，西面是王道供皇后和王侯朝臣们走的。
The walkway is flanked by centuries-old cypress trees. Someone more than 400 or 500 years old. 人行道两边都种满了悠久的古柏树，古柏苍劲，有的都有四、五百年的树龄了。
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