Temple of Sun Park

The Temple of Sun, in the eastern urban area of Beijing, around the Jianguomen area, near the embassy district. It is a short walk from the Yonganli station on the Beijing subway Line 1.

The Temple of Sun Park is a location for emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties to sacrifice the Sun, the god of Brightness. It was enclosed and built in the Jiaqing 9th Year of Ming Dynasty ( 1530 ). Prior to the founding of New China, most of the ancient bukldings are destroyed, with the cultural relics stolen. Temple of Sun got into a piece of ruins.

In 1951, it was expanded to the Temple of Sun Park covering an area of more than 20 hectares by the order of Beijing People’s government. The south and north gates as well as exhibition show windows were built, together with the Mudanyuan (Peony Garden), Qinghui Ting (Clear Sunshine Pavilion), Quchi Shengchun (Green Pool) Garden, ”Sacrificing the Sun” fresco, elegant “Xiheya House”, classical southwest scenic spot, gallery, etc.The pulled down Sacrificial Temple was also restored. Now, The Temple of Sun Park gets more beautiful and gorgeous with the adumbral trees trim road suirace, simple, elegant and serene scenes.