The Altar of Land and Grain, where emperors made offerings from 1421, with its square altar of five coloured soils; it is a component of the Beijing Central Axis. Lonely Planet (2025) sends you to the Laijin Yuxuan teahouse in the park for jasmine tea and pork and mustard-greens buns.
- Address
- West side of Tiananmen, Dongcheng District
- Hours
- Apr-May and Sep-Oct 06:00-21:00; Jun-Aug 06:00-22:00; Nov-Mar 06:30-20:00 (visitbeijing.com.cn)
- Best time to go
- Morning · About 1 h
- Price
- Entry CNY 3 (visitbeijing.com.cn)
- Price level
- ¥
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Stop at the Laijin Yuxuan Teahouse for jasmine tea and buns (Lonely Planet 2025).
- It opens at 06:00 most of the year, early enough to visit before the Forbidden City (visitbeijing.com.cn).