Temple of Heaven

The Circular Mound Altar (圜丘坛 huán qiū tán) is an outdoor empty circular platform on three levels of marble stones, located in Beijing, China. It is part of the Temple of Heaven. It was constructed in 1530, during the 9th year of the Jiajing Emperor's reign in the Ming dynasty, and enlarged in 1749 (the 14th year of the Qianlong Emperor's reign in the Qing dynasty). The round terrace was first covered with deep blue glazed slabs surrounded with a white marble balustrade when it was expanded. It has a circular perimeter of 534m and a height of 5.2m This altar was also built for religious purposes, especially for ceremonies to pray for rain by the emperor in times of drought. During the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368–1911 AD), the emperors would offer sacrifices to Heaven on the day of the Winter Solstice every year. Sacrificial animals and other offerings were burned here to ensure good harvests. A common animal slaughtered here was the bull, which the people would set on fire as a sacrifice of prosperity. This ceremony was to thank Heaven and pray that everything would be good in the future.

Tiantan Subdistrict (Chinese: 天坛街道; pinyin: Tiāntán Jiēdào) is a subdistrict on the southwest side of the Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, it has a population of 27,429.The subdistrict was named after Temple of Heaven, an imperial religious complex that is located in this area.

Qiaowan Station (simplified Chinese: 桥湾站; traditional Chinese: 橋灣站; pinyin: Qiáowān Zhàn) is a station on Line 7 of the Beijing Subway. It was opened on December 28, 2014, as a part of the stretch between Beijing West railway station and Jiaohuachang and is located between Zhushikou and Ciqikou.

Chongwen District (simplified Chinese: 崇文区; traditional Chinese: 崇文區; pinyin: Chóngwén Qū) is a former district of Beijing, located relatively southeast to the city center (Tiananmen), and was situated between Yongdingmen and Qianmen. It spanned an area of 16.46 square kilometres (6.36 sq mi). It bordered Dongcheng District to the north, Fengtai District to the south, Chaoyang District to the east, and Xuanwu District to the west. It merged into the Dongcheng District in July 2010. Chongwen District was one of Beijing's more compact districts, with its geographic area being considerably less than other districts. Prior to its merger with Dongcheng District, it was the smallest of the four districts that composed the city center. The district was renowned for the Temple of Heaven and Longtan Park, as well as housing the two original (and the most authentic) Peking Duck restaurants, Quanjude and Bianyifang.

Zhushikou station (Chinese: 珠市口站; pinyin: Zhūshìkǒu zhàn) is an interchange station on Line 7 and Line 8 of the Beijing Subway. The Line 7 station was opened on December 28, 2014. The Line 8 station was opened on December 30, 2018. This station served as the temporary northern terminus of the south section of line 8 until December 31, 2021, when both north and south sections of Line 8 were connected.

The Beijing Museum of Natural History (BMNH; Chinese: 北京自然博物馆) is located at 126 Tian Qiao Nan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100050, and is the most popular natural history museum in China. It was founded in 1951 as the National Central Museum of Natural History, and its name was changed to the Beijing Museum of Natural History in 1962. The BMNH is the first large scale natural history museum created in China.The BMNH has total floor space of 24,000 square meters, of which 8,000 square meters are available for display and owns more than 200,000 specimens. The major display area is the Tian Jiabing Building. The collections include paleontology, ornithology, mammals and invertebrates, and include a major collection of dinosaur fossils and mounted skeletons. The BMNH also engages in significant scientific research in these areas.

Tianqiao station (simplified Chinese: 天桥站; traditional Chinese: 天橋站; pinyin: Tiānqiáo zhàn) is a station on Line 8 of the Beijing Subway. It was opened on December 30, 2018.

Temple of Heaven East Gate station (simplified Chinese: 天坛东门站; traditional Chinese: 天壇東門站; pinyin: Tiāntán Dōngmén zhàn) is a station on Line 5 of the Beijing Subway. The station's name refers to the east gate of the Temple of Heaven, where it is located.

Tiyuguan Road Subdistrict, or Tiyuguanlu Subdistrict (Chinese: 体育馆路街道; pinyin: Tǐyùguǎnlù Jiēdào) is a southeastern subdistrict of the Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. In 2020 the population here is 31,977.This subdistrict got its name from the Tiyuguan Road (Chinese: 体育馆路; lit. 'Gymnasium Road') within the subdistrict, which in turn was named after the Beijing Gymnasium.

Yongdingmenwai station (simplified Chinese: 永定门外站; traditional Chinese: 永定門外站; pinyin: Yǒngdìngménwài zhàn) is an interchange station on Line 8 and Line 14 of the Beijing Subway. The Line 14 station was opened on December 26, 2015. The Line 8 station was opened on December 30, 2018.

Qianmen Subdistrict (Chinese: 前门街道; pinyin: qiánmén jiēdào) is a subdistrict in the western portion of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. In 2020, there are 9,081 permanent residents in this subdistrict.The subdistrict was named after the Zhengyangmen, a gate which used to be part of the Beijing city wall, and is colloquially known as "Qianmen" (Chinese: 前门; lit. 'Front Gate') to the locals.

Jingtai Station (Chinese: 景泰站; pinyin: Jǐngtài Zhàn) is a station on Line 14 of the Beijing Subway. It was opened on December 26, 2015.