Zhongshan Park, Beijing Shejitan (Beijing, China) : Low walls surrounding the central altar area (a square within a square) covered with blue-purple and orange glazed tile
- Creator:
- Ming Chengzu, Emperor of China, 1360-1424
- Published/Created:
- Dongcheng District, central Beijing, Zhongshan Park, Beijing, Beijing Shi, municipality, China
1421 - Date Depicted:
- 6/5/2009
- Materials:
- stone; brick; painted wood
- Notes:
- A Confucian altar, located in Zhongshan Park in Beijing, the southwest part of the old Imperial City. Built in 1421 by the Yongle Emperor, it was used to perform the national soil and grain ceremonies (one in spring and one in autumn). Part of the temple complex, the altar itself consists of a square terrace in the center of the park. Five different colors of earth are still kept at this altar, representing land from throughout the nation. By 1914, the altar grounds had become a public park known as the "Central Park", now Zhongshan Park. There are two temple halls north of the altar; Zhongshan Hall (Sun Yat Sen Hall) and the Jidian. After the death of Sun Yat Sen in 1925 his coffin was publicly displayed in the hall which was renamed for him. There is a large marble statue of him in the interior. The Jidian was originally the gate to the complex, changed into a hall used for conferences in 1924.
- Variant Titles:
- Sheji tan
- Topics:
- Architecture -- China -- 15th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
- Culture:
- Chinese
- Accession Number:
- 1A2-CH-B-FC-WP-A12
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
religious buildings: temples (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- buildings; religious buildings; temples
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Eight
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
6/5/2009 12:00:00 AM - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2013; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4654
- OID:
- 10900381
- PID:
- digcoll:1833800