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Ritan Park (Altar of the Sun) 日坛Rìtán
National heritage site · Beijing, Beijing
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Beijing
- Region
- Beijing
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Ritan Park (Altar of the Sun)
The altar where Ming and Qing emperors made offerings to the sun at the spring equinox, built in 1530 when the Jiajing Emperor gave the sun and moon separate altars. The square white-stone altar inside its round enclosing wall survives with several ancillary buildings, set in a public park of gardens and a small lake among the embassies of the Jianguomen area.
How to get to Ritan Park (Altar of the Sun)
In the Jianguomen embassy district of Chaoyang, about 4 km east of Tiananmen; Yong'anli station on subway Line 1 is nearby.
Nearby
- National Museum of China 中国国家博物馆 under 10 km
Ancient bronzes, jades and porcelain in a vast museum beside Tian'anmen Square - Forbidden City 故宫 under 10 km
Six centuries of imperial power behind vermilion walls in the heart of Beijing - Tiananmen Square 天安门广场 under 10 km
A vast ceremonial square below Tian'anmen gate, where the national flag is raised at dawn - Lama Temple 雍和宫 under 10 km
Incense-filled courtyards and an 18-metre sandalwood Buddha in a working monastery - Temple of Confucius and Imperial Academy 孔庙和国子监 under 10 km
Courtyards of stone steles naming imperial exam graduates, beside the old Imperial Academy
Also within 20 km: Beijing Dongyue Temple 东岳庙 (under 10 km), Zhihua Temple 智化寺 (under 10 km), Beijing Ancient Observatory 古观象台 (under 10 km), Ming City Wall Relics Park 明城墙遗址公园 (under 10 km), Beijing railway station 北京站 (under 10 km), Asbury Church (Chongwenmen Church) 亚斯立堂 (under 10 km).
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