The Temple of Heaven in Beijing has no idols, unlike the many Buddhist temples throughout China. The ancient emperors used to sacrifice a bull to the God of Heaven every year. I believe the rites were very similar to the Jewish animal sacrifice during the days of the Jewish Temple worship. You must have researched the origin of animal sacrifice at the Temple of Heaven by the ancient Chinese emperors. Would you share it with us? Was it just coincidental that the rites between the Jewish Temple worship and the Emperor's animal sacrifice were so similar?
