Xiannongtan Stadium
Xiannongtan Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Beijing, China. It is located in Dongcheng District and is named after Xiannongtan, the Altar of Agriculture, located nearby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stadium
- Description: stadium in Xicheng, Beijing, China
- Also known as: “Xiannong Tan Tiyuchang”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yongdingmen and Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.
Yongdingmen
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Yongdingmen, was the former front gate of the outer city of Beijing's old city wall. Originally built in 1553 during Ming Dynasty, it was torn down in the 1950s to make way for the new road system in Beijing. Yongdingmen is situated 350 metres southeast of Xiannongtan Stadium.
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests
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The Temple of Heaven is a complex of imperial religious Confucian buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for a good harvest. Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is situated 2 km northeast of Xiannongtan Stadium.
National Natural History Museum of China
Museum
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The National Natural History Museum of China, previously the Beijing Museum of Natural History, is a municipal public natural history museum in Dongcheng, Beijing, China. National Natural History Museum of China is situated 1 km north of Xiannongtan Stadium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chongwen and Xicheng.
Chongwen
Chongwen, formerly Chongwen District, is an area in Beijing. Its main attraction is the Temple of Heaven.
Xicheng
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Xicheng District is a district in central Beijing. Visitors come here for the Houhai area to join the bar and restaurant cluster by the lake or to explore the remains of the wealthier part of historical Beijing nearby.
Central Dongcheng
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Dongcheng District is in Beijing. It means "east city" and appropriately enough covers the eastern half of the old, imperial city. Most visitors to the city will come here to visit both Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, the former imperial palace.
Xiannongtan Stadium
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Xiannongtan Stadium” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “先农坛体育场”
- Chinese: “先農壇體育場”
- Chinese: “北京先农坛体育场”
- Yue Chinese: “先農壇體育場”
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