▁walls ▁are ▁high , ▁with ▁a ▁walk way ▁set ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁them . ▁Each ▁corner ▁is ▁marked ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁tower ▁and ▁two ▁larger ▁to wers ▁stand ▁over ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁south ▁gates ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁area . ▁Within ▁the ▁temple ▁complex ' s ▁walls ▁stand ▁five ▁buildings . ▁The ▁first ▁four , ▁set ▁on ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁axis , ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁prepar ing ▁the ▁ceremony . ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁northern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁area , ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁axis , ▁stands ▁the ▁alt ar ▁building . ▁It ▁was ▁here ▁that ▁the ▁r ites ▁of ▁worship ▁were ▁carried ▁out . ▁The ▁building ▁houses ▁representations ▁of ▁the ▁dead ▁em peror . ▁In ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁alt ar ▁building , ▁the ▁em peror ▁and ▁his ▁household ▁would ▁make ▁offer ings ▁to ▁their ▁ancest ors . ▁To ▁the ▁south ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁alt ar ▁stands ▁a ▁small ▁stone ▁structure ▁in ▁which ▁offer ings , ▁after ▁being ▁presented ▁on ▁the ▁alt ar , ▁would ▁be ▁bur nt . ▁▁ ▁Bey ond ▁the ▁alt ar ▁building , ▁a ▁final ▁gate ▁leads ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁area ▁to ▁the ▁wall ▁of ▁the ▁tomb ▁m ound ▁itself . ▁The ▁under ground ▁tomb ▁remains ▁se aled , ▁its ▁contents ▁hidden ▁from ▁view . ▁Within ▁lies ▁Emperor ▁Hu ang ▁T aj i , ▁and ▁his ▁cons ort s ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁mult itude ▁of ▁pr ic eless ▁offer ings . ▁ ▁Category : M aus ole ums ▁in ▁China ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures