People with the same surname or family clan gather at their ancestral temples to worship their ancestors in order of their ages.

同姓或同家族的人们在祠堂前相聚，按辈分祭祖。

For example, the Imperial Ancestral Temple was to the east of the Forbidden City, while the Altar of Land and Grain lay to the west.

例如，太庙在故宫东面，而社稷坛在其西面。

The Imperial Ancestral Temple, the Altar of Land and Grain, the Temple of Heaven, and the Altar of the God of Agriculture are located on the east and west sides of the Axis.

太庙、社稷坛、 天坛和农神祭坛分别位于轴线的东西两侧。