Altar of Earth and Harvests
Altar of Earth and Harvests is a scenic area in Beijing, China.
Visitor information
- Also known as
- 社稷坛
- City
- Beijing
- Coordinates
- 39.9098182, 116.3885888
About Altar of Earth and Harvests
The Altar of Land and Grain is located on the west side of Tiananmen on West Chang'an Street in Dongcheng District, Beijing. It was built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420). It was a place where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties worshiped the God of Sheji. It was opened to the public as Central Park on October 10, the third year of the Republic of China (1914), and was renamed Zhongshan Park in the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928). The plane of the Sheji altar is an irregular rectangle that is slightly longer from north to south. It is 345.5 meters wide from east to west in the south, 375.1 meters wide from east to west in the north, and 470.3 meters long from north to south. It has two inner and outer altar walls. The circumference of the outer altar wall is about 2015 meters. The southern wall is the imperial city wall.
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