Ditan, also known as Fangze altar, is the second largest of the five altars in the ancient capital of Beijing. It was built in the ninth year of Jiajing (1530 A.D.) in the Ming Dynasty. It is located on the east side of Andingmen gate, corresponding to the temple of heaven, and across the river from Yonghe palace, Confucius Temple and Guozijian. Ditan is a solemn, simple and elegant royal temple. It is the place where the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties worship the God "huangdizhi". It is also the largest existing altar in China. With a total area of 37.4 hectares, the altar is square in shape. The whole building is simple, dignified and unique. From the whole to the part, it is designed in accordance with the traditions and symbolic legends of ancient China, such as "round sky and place", "green sky and yellow earth", "south and north sky", "dragon and phoenix" and "heaven and earth". There are many ancient buildings in Ditan, such as fangzetan, huangzhishi, Zaishu Pavilion, zhaigong, shenku and so on.
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