Ritan

The Ritan is a public park located in Chaoyang District, , . It is within the Jianguomen area. The nearest Beijing Subway station is Yong'anli on the Beijing subway Line 1.
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  • Opening hours: 6:00 AM—10:00 PM
  • Type: Park
  • Description: building in Chaoyang District, China
  • Also known as: “Ri Tan”, “Ritan Park”, and “Temple of the Sun”
  • Address: 日坛北路 6号, 朝阳区, 北京市

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beijing Workers‘ Stadium and Beijing Ancient Observatory.

Stadium
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The original Workers' Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in , , China. The stadium was built in 1959, and was renovated in 2004. The stadium was demolished in 2020 and reopened under the same name on 15 April 2023 as a new stadium built on the original site.

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The is a pretelescopic located in , . The observatory was built in 1442 during the Ming dynasty, and expanded during the Qing.

Public building
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, also known as China Zun, is a supertall skyscraper in the of , China. The 109-story, 528-metre building constructed by China Construction Third Engineering Bureau is the tallest in the city, surpassing the China World Trade Center Tower III by 190 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chaowai Subdistrict and Chaoyang.

Suburb
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Chaowai Subdisrict is a subdistrict inside Chaoyang District, , . It is bordering and to the north, to the east, to the south, , and to the west.

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District is in . While district does not have that many tourist sites, most visitors to Beijing will find themselves in at some point: especially for visiting the art districts, shopping, restaurants, and nightlife.

Suburb
Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the western side of Chaoyang District, , . It borders and to the north, and to the east, to the south, and to the west.

Ritan

Latitude
39.91416° or 39° 54′ 51″ north
Longitude
116.4376° or 116° 26′ 15″ east
Elevation
47 metres (154 feet)
Open location code
8PFRWC7Q+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24476204
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
8384600
Wiki­data ID
Q964720
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Ritan” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Rìtán Gōngyuán”
  • Chinese: “日坛”
  • Chinese: “日坛公园”
  • Chinese: “日壇”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد الشمس”
  • Esperanto: “Templo de la Suno”
  • French: “temple du Soleil”
  • French: “Temple du Soleil”
  • German: “Sonnenaltar”
  • Hungarian: “Nap temploma”
  • Indonesian: “Ritan”
  • Italian: “Parco Ritan (Pechino)”
  • Italian: “Parco Ritan”
  • Japanese: “日壇”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Soltempelet”
  • Norwegian: “Soltempelet”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Słońca w Pekinie”
  • Romanian: “Templul Soarelui din Beijing”
  • Romanian: “Templul Soarelui”
  • Russian: “Парк Житань”
  • Russian: “Храм Солнца”
  • Swedish: “Ritan Gongyuan”
  • Swedish: “Solens tempel”
  • Thai: “วิหารแห่งพระอาทิตย์”
  • Ukrainian: “Вівтар Сонця”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhật Đàn”

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