Zhongshan Park, A relatively large park.

4 Zhonghua Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing (West of Tiananmen Square)

A relatively large park.

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Introduction

Zhongshan Park is located south of the Forbidden City (the Palace Museum) in the center of Beijing, and to the west of Tiananmen Square, just a wall away from the Forbidden City. Covering an area of 230,000 square meters, it is a monumental classical temple garden. It was originally the Altar of the Land and Grain (Shejitan) in the Ming and Qing dynasties, built in accordance with the ritual system of "left ancestors, right deities" dating back to the Zhou dynasty along with the Temple of Heaven (now the National Centre for the Performing Arts).

Address

4 Zhonghua Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing (West of Tiananmen Square)

Opening hours

06:30-20:00 (Monday-Sunday, January 1-December 31)

Transportation

Take bus route 5/5B/Line 2 (sightseeing) and get off at Nanchang Street (bus station), within walking distance. Take subway line 1/Batong Line and get off at Tiananmen West (subway station), within walking distance.

Phone 010-66055431