Altar of Earth and Harvests

Soil and grain was a common Chinese political term in the Sinosphere for the state. During the Chinese Warring States period, ministers defied their rulers by claiming a greater loyalty to the "soil and grain".
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  • Place of worship
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • Description: shrine of East Asia
  • Also known as
    “Sajikdan”
    “Sheji altar”
    “Shejitan”

Places of Interest Nearby

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Theater building
is a 1,419-seat multi-purpose venue in .
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City gate
The or Wumen is the southern and largest gate of the in , . is situated 330 metres northeast of Altar of Earth and Harvests.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Donghuamen and Xichang’anjie.
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Suburb
Subdistrict is a subdistrict at the center…
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Suburb
Xichang'anjie Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the eastern part of Xicheng District, .
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Suburb
Subdistrict is a subdistrict on eastern side of Xicheng District, in , China.

Altar of Earth and Harvests

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Latitude
39.90982° or 39° 54′ 35″ north
Longitude
116.38859° or 116° 23′ 19″ east
Open location code
8PFRW95Q+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25109930
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q6743471

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Altar of Earth and Harvests” goes by many names.
ShèjìtánChinese
社稷坛Chinese
Altar des Gottes des Ackers und Gottes der FeldfrüchteGerman
ベトナム（越南）の社稷Japanese
社稷壇Japanese
사직단Korean
Алтарь Земли и ЗлаковRussian
shejitanTurkish
Đàn Xã TắcVietnamese

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