Imperial Ancestral Temple

The Imperial Ancestral Temple, or Taimiao of , is a historic site in the Imperial City, just outside the , where during both the Ming and Qing dynasties, sacrificial ceremonies were held on the most important festival occasions in honor of the imperial family's ancestors.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forbidden City and Meridian Gate.

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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.

City gate
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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 northwest of Imperial Ancestral Temple.

City gate
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, also known as the Gate of Uprightness, or Upright Gate, is a gate in 's Imperial City. It is located south of the . Proceeding north from the entrance to the Imperial City, it is the next gate after the Tian'anmen, or Gate of Heavenly Peace, and has a similar structure to that gate. is situated 240 metres southwest of Imperial Ancestral Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Donghuamen and Xichang’anjie.

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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
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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
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is a subdistrict in Dongcheng District, , . It contains 8 communities. The subdistrict has a total area of 1.64 square kilometers, and as of 2020, it has a population of 25,374.

Imperial Ancestral Temple

Latitude
39.90998° or 39° 54′ 36″ north
Longitude
116.39363° or 116° 23′ 37″ east
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Imperial Ancestral Temple” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Tàimiào”
  • Chinese: “劳动人民文化宫”
  • Chinese: “北京太庙”
  • Chinese: “北京市勞動人民文化宮”
  • Chinese: “太庙”
  • Chinese: “太廟”
  • Dutch: “Taimiao (Peking)”
  • Dutch: “Taimiao”
  • Esperanto: “Kultura Palaco de Laboruloj en Pekino”
  • Esperanto: “La Kultura Palaco de Laboruloj”
  • French: “temple des ancêtres impériaux de Pékin”
  • French: “Temple des ancêtres impériaux de Pékin”
  • French: “temple des ancêtres impériaux”
  • German: “Kaiserlicher Ahnentempel”
  • German: “Taimiao”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש האבות הקיסרי”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Leluhur Kekaisaran”
  • Italian: “Tempio imperiale ancestrale”
  • Japanese: “北京太廟”
  • Japanese: “太廟 (北京市)”
  • Korean: “태묘”
  • Manchu: “ᡨᠠᡳᠮᡳᠶᠣᠣ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Det keiserlige forfedretempel”
  • Norwegian: “Det keiserlige forfedretempel”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Cesarskich Przodków”
  • Polish: “Taimiao”
  • Polish: “Tàimiào”
  • Portuguese: “Taimiao”
  • Portuguese: “Templo Ancestral Imperial”
  • Romanian: “Templul Strămoșilor Imperiali”
  • Russian: “Имперский Храм Предков”
  • Spanish: “Templo Imperial Ancestral”
  • Swedish: “Förfädernas tempel”
  • Thai: “ไท่เมี่ยว”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Таймяо”
  • Urdu: “شاہی آبائی مندر”
  • Vietnamese: “Thái miếu”
  • Vietnamese: “Thái Miếu”
  • Wu Chinese: “北京太庙”
  • Yue Chinese: “北京市勞動人民文化宮”

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