Ritan (Beijing) - Wikipedia

This page is about the historic site in Beijing. For the temple in Rome of the same name, see Temple of the Sun (Rome). For the Tintin book, see Prisoners of the Sun.

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The Temple of the Sun (simplified Chinese: 日坛; traditional Chinese: 日壇; pinyin: Rìtán) is an altar located in Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. It is within Ritan Park, in the Jianguomen area. The nearest Beijing Metro station is Yonganli on the Beijing subway Line 1.

The altar was built in 1530 during the late Ming Dynasty for use in ritual sacrifice to the sun by the Emperor of China. The area surrounding the Ritan temple is now a public park, and the site features extensive gardens and a small lake.

On the opposite side of Beijing, to the west, is the Temple of the Moon, located in Fuchengmen.

During the 2008 Summer Olympics, it was selected as one of the three protest zones.^[1]

References

^ Eckert, Paul (2008-08-06). "Protesters bypass China's official protest zones". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-08-17. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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v t e Parks, gardens and landscapes in urban Beijing
Geography of Beijing
Imperial and classical	Forbidden City Temple of Heaven Summer Palace Old Summer Palace Temple of Earth Temple of Agriculture Temple of Moon Temple of Sun Zhongshan Park Purple Bamboo Park Yuyuantan Park Taoranting Park Beihai Park Fragrant Hills Jingshan Park Lotus Pond Park Yuan Dadu City Wall Ruins Park Ming City Wall Ruins Park Badachu Daguanyuan Shichahai Prince Gong Mansion
Modern	Beijing Zoo China National Botanical Garden Side Park Olympic Forest Park Olympic Green Fahai Temple Forest Park Daoxiang Lake Park Honglingjin Park Chaoyang Park Tuanjiehu Park Beijing Garden Expo Park Beijing World Park Elk Park Longtan Lake Park Qingnianhu Park Haidian Park Guta Park Eucommia Park White Deer Park Dongba Park Jintian Park Jingyi Park Yaowa Lake Park

v t e Sun temples
Surya temples (Indian subcontinent)	Adithyapuram Arasavalli Balaji Biranchinarayan Temple, Buguda Biranchinarayan Temple, Palia Deo Surya Mandir Gollala Mamidada Gop Temple Katarmal Konark Martand Sun Temple Modhera Multan Sun Temple Navlakha Temple, Ghumli Suryanar Kovil
China	Beijing's Temple of the Sun
Japan	Amanawa Shinmei Shrine Amanoiwato-jinja Ise Grand Shrine
Americas	Mesa Verde's Sun Temple Qurikancha Temple of the Cross Complex
Others	Egyptian sun temple Rome's Temple of the Sun

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