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".
Wikipedia
  • Type: Place of worship
  • Description: shrine of East Asia
  • Also known as: “Sajikdan”, “Sheji altar”, and “Shejitan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forbidden City and Forbidden City Concert Hall.

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , located at the centre of , was the main palace of Imperial China for five centuries, until the early 20th century. It today houses the Palace Museum, one of China's largest national museums, with an extensive collection based on the former imperial collection.

Theater building
Photo: Yongxinge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 1,419-seat multi-purpose venue in . The name of the venue came from the fact that it is located within the grounds of the Beijing Zhongshan Park, a vast former imperial altar Shejitan and now a public park located to the southwest of the and in the Imperial City.

City gate
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The or Wumen is the southern and largest gate of the in , . Unlike the other gates of the Forbidden City, the has two protruding arms on either side, derived from ancient que towers traditionally used to decorate the main entrances of palaces, temples and tombs. is situated 330 metres northeast of Altar of Earth and Harvests.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Donghuamen and Xichang’anjie.

Suburb
Photo: Ekaterina Kvelidze, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Subdistrict is a subdistrict at the center of Dongcheng District, , . is located within this subdistrict. As of 2020, it has a total population of 38,090.

Suburb
Photo: 高晶, Public domain.
Xichang'anjie Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the eastern part of Xicheng District, . The subdistrict got its name from the Chang'an Avenue. As of 2020, it had 11 residential communities under its administration, containing a total population of 36,645…

Suburb
Photo: WiNG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Subdistrict is a subdistrict on eastern side of Xicheng District, in , China. is also a famous business street outside Qianmen.

Altar of Earth and Harvests

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
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Altar of Earth and Harvests from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Altar of Earth and Harvests” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Shèjìtán”
  • Chinese: “社稷坛”
  • German: “Altar des Gottes des Ackers und Gottes der Feldfrüchte”
  • Japanese: “ベトナム（越南）の社稷”
  • Japanese: “社稷壇”
  • Korean: “사직단”
  • Russian: “Алтарь Земли и Злаков”
  • Turkish: “shejitan”
  • Vietnamese: “Đàn Xã Tắc”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 故宫文化服务中心 and Queyoumen.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as 祭坛 and 中山堂.

Beijing: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Forbidden City, Chaoyang, Xicheng, and Beijing Capital International Airport.

Curious Place Of Worships to Discover

Uncover intriguing place of worships from every corner of the globe.