Temple of Earth

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The Temple of Earth is a historic imperial altar and park in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors once offered sacrifices to the earth.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Temple of Earth canonical 2
Hall for Worship of Ancestors 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
imperial altar
park
alsoKnownAs Ditan Park NERFINISHED
associatedWith state rituals of the Ming dynasty
state rituals of the Qing dynasty
builtBy Jiajing Emperor NERFINISHED
builtIn 1530
builtUnder Jiajing Emperor of the Ming dynasty NERFINISHED
constructedDuring Ming dynasty NERFINISHED
contrastsWith Temple of Heaven NERFINISHED
country China
currentUse public park
tourist attraction
venue for cultural events
dedicatedTo Earth NERFINISHED
designedAccordingTo traditional Chinese geomancy principles
era 16th century
function site for imperial sacrifices to the earth
governingBody Beijing municipal authorities NERFINISHED
hasChineseName 地坛 NERFINISHED
地坛公园 NERFINISHED
hasFeature Fangze Altar NERFINISHED
ceremonial gates
imperial halls and pavilions
square altar platform
surrounding cypress trees
hasMaterial brick
stone
wood
hasTourism domestic tourists
international tourists
heritageStatus Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China
locatedIn Beijing
Dongcheng District, Beijing NERFINISHED
northeastern Beijing
near Andingmen area of Beijing NERFINISHED
notableEvent Beijing temple fairs
openToPublic yes
orientation north of the Temple of Heaven
partOf Beijing imperial sacrificial system NERFINISHED
region North China NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Chinese cosmology
Chinese state ritual
significance principal altar for worship of earth in imperial Beijing
symbolism square shape symbolizing earth
symbolizes earth in the Chinese heaven–earth–human triad
usedDuring Ming dynasty NERFINISHED
Qing dynasty NERFINISHED

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Andingmen nearbyCulturalSite Temple of Earth
Imperial Ancestral Temple hasMainHall Temple of Earth
this entity surface form: Hall for Worship of Ancestors