Altar of the Sun
Altar of the Sun is a scenic area in Beijing, China.
Visitor information
- Also known as
- 日坛
- City
- Beijing
- Coordinates
- 39.9144754, 116.4381351
About Altar of the Sun
The Temple of the Sun, also known as the Temple of the Sun, is located at No. 6, Ritan North Road, Chaowai Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing. It covers an area of 20.62 hectares and was built in the ninth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1530). The Sun Altar is the place where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties worshiped the sun (the God of the Ming Dynasty). It consists of the Beitianmen, Jufu Hall, Xitianmen, Shenlu and the altar. The outer wall of the sun altar is round and the platform is square, following the design principle of "round sky and square place". The Sun Temple, the Temple of Heaven, the Temple of Earth, the Temple of the Moon, and the Temple of Sheji are listed as five historic sites in Beijing, and are also one of the Eight Temples in Beijing. There is a Ritan Park outside the Ritan Temple.
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