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Temple of Earth

The Temple of the Earth in , China, is located in the northern part of central Beijing, around the area and just outside Beijing's second ring road.
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  • Type: Religious organization
  • Description: building in Dongcheng District, China
  • Also known as: “Dìtán Gōngyuán” and “Ditan Park”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yonghe Temple and Beijing Guozijian.

Buddhist temple
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The is a temple and monastery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism located on 12 Yonghegong Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. is situated 660 metres south of Temple of Earth.

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The , also known as the Imperial Academy or College, was China's national university during the late Yuan, late Ming, and Qing dynasties, and the last guozijian of China. is situated 690 metres south of Temple of Earth.

Place of worship
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is the second-largest Confucian temple in , after in Confucius's hometown of . is situated 710 metres south of Temple of Earth.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dongzhimen and Ditan and Gulou.

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are areas in Dongcheng District in , . They form the northernmost part of Dongcheng, northeast of the Forbidden City. Dongzhimen is one of Beijing's major commercial precincts.

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is a part of Dongcheng District in , . The name "Gulou" translates to Drum Tower, which is one of the main attractions here. is considered the most charming area in Beijing.

Suburb
Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the northwest portion of Chaoyang District, , . As of 2020, it has a total population of 57,016. The subdistrict got its name from Anzhenmen, a former city gate of Khanbaliq.

Temple of Earth

Latitude
39.95146° or 39° 57′ 5″ north
Longitude
116.40982° or 116° 24′ 35″ east
Open location code
8PFRXC25+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 78050667
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Wiki­data ID
Q615178
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Temple of Earth” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ditan Gongyuan”
  • Chinese: “Dìtán”
  • Chinese: “地坛”
  • Chinese: “地壇”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد الارض”
  • Esperanto: “Templo de Tero”
  • French: “Ditan”
  • French: “Palais de la Terre”
  • French: “parc de Ditan”
  • French: “temple de la Terre”
  • French: “Temple de la Terre”
  • German: “Erdaltar”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש האדמה”
  • Hungarian: “Föld temploma”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Bumi”
  • Italian: “Tempio della Terra”
  • Japanese: “地壇”
  • Manchu: “ᠨᠠ ᡳ ᠮᡠᡴᡩᡝᡥᡠᠨ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jordens tempel”
  • Norwegian: “Jordens tempel”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Ziemi”
  • Russian: “Храм Земли”
  • Swedish: “Ditan Gongyuan”
  • Swedish: “Jordens tempel”
  • Thai: “วิหารแห่งโลก”
  • Turkish: “Dünya Tapınağı”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Землі”
  • Urdu: “زمین کا مندر”
  • Vietnamese: “Địa Đàn”

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