Most visitors see the Temple of Heaven from a path, moving between landmarks. Here, you arrive when the park belongs to the people who use it every day. A local instructor welcomes you into the tai chi group, the wet market becomes your breakfast stop, and a hutong household opens up for tea. Because each part grows out of the last, the morning feels less like a tour and more like being let into someone's routine — ordinary, and for that reason, genuinely memorable.