Palace of Abstinence
Palace of Abstinence is a historic site in Beijing, North China. Palace of Abstinence is situated nearby to Column Foundations of the Sacrifical Hall, as well as near 神乐署.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and National Natural History Museum of China.
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 then later restored by the Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for a good harvest and other seasonal rites. Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is situated 670 metres northeast of Palace of Abstinence.
National Natural History Museum of China
Museum
Photo: 钉钉, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 710 metres northwest of Palace of Abstinence.
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 1 km southwest of Palace of Abstinence.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tianqiao and Tiantan.
Tianqiao
Suburb
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Tianqiao Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the southeastern portion of Xicheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, it has a total population of 34,427.
Tiantan
Suburb
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Tiantan Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the southwest side of the Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, it has a population of 27,429. The subdistrict was named after Temple of Heaven, an imperial religious complex that is located in this area.
Tiyuguanlu
Suburb
Tiyuguanlu Subdistrict is a southeastern subdistrict of the Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. In 2020 the population here is 31,977. This subdistrict got its name from the Tiyuguan Road within the subdistrict, which in turn was named after the Beijing Gymnasium.
Palace of Abstinence
- Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 8:00 AM—4:30 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism and historic site
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.87834° or 39° 52′ 42″ northLongitude
116.40067° or 116° 24′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8PFRVCH2+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 1300905085OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Palace of Abstinence” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “斋宫”
- French: “Palais de l’Abstinence”
- German: “Palast der Abstinenz”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Column Foundations of the Sacrifical Hall and 神乐署.
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