Temples of Earth and Sun

The Temple of the Earth (地坛 or ditan in Chinese) is a Chinese temple in a large park In Beijing, northwest of the Forbidden City, not far from the Lama temple. The temple was built in 1530 during the Ming dynasty. In the southwestern section of the compound there is a large square altar (Fangzetanm square water altar) measuring about 100m x 100m. This is where the emperors of the Ming and Qind dynasties performed the ceremonies of offering sacrifices to the earth.
The Ritan (日坛 in Chinese) park in the Chaoyang district east of the Forbidden City is where the Temple of the Sun was located. In its southwestern corner there is a big lotus pond.


01 Entrance to temple of earth	02 Young woman taking picture with smartphone	03 Lotus flower	04 Lotus flower	05 Hepingli south street


06 Jingqishen three treasures	07 Cortaderia selloana	08 Cortaderia selloana	09 Temple of Earth star gates	10 Ditan temple star gate


11 Temple of Earth square water altar	12 Ditan temple star gates


13 Temple of Earth square water altar	14 Temple of Earth square water altar	15 Temple of Earth star gate	16 Huangzhishi in Earth Temple


17 Huangzhishi in Ditan Temple	18 Huangzhishi in Earth Temple	19 Huangzhishi in Earth Temple	20 Huangzhishi in Earth Temple	21 Huangzhishi in Earth Temple


22 Tree line street in Earth Temple complex	23 Earth Temple Bell Tower	24 Earth Temple Bell Tower	25 Earth Temple Bell Tower	26 Tree line street in Earth Temple complex


27 Earth Temple Bell Tower	28 Earth Temple north gate	29 Tree line street in Earth Temple complex	30 Earth Temple Xindan round gate


31 Temple of Sun entrance	32 Ritan temple gate


33 Temple of Sun park	34 Ritan viewpoint	35 Ritan viewpoint


36 Temple of Sun lotus lake	37 Lotus lake pavilion	38 Ritan temple lotus lake

39 Temple of Sun lotus lake

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