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Longtan Park 龙潭公园Lóngtán Gōngyuán
4A scenic area · Beijing, Beijing
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Beijing
- Region
- Beijing
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Longtan Park
A city park laid out around the eastern of the three Longtan lakes, dug in 1952 to drain marshy ground in south-east Beijing, and opened as Longtan Park in 1984. Its islands, bridges and pavilions are themed on the dragon, with spots such as a Dragon Gate and a Dragon Pavilion, and the grounds also hold a shrine to the late-Ming general Yuan Chonghuan. It is an everyday neighbourhood park rather than a historic site, handy for a stroll after the Temple of Heaven next door.
How to get to Longtan Park
In south-eastern Dongcheng District just east of the Temple of Heaven, about 15 minutes' walk from Tiantan Dongmen station on Metro Line 5.
Nearby
- Temple of Heaven 天坛 under 10 km
Where emperors prayed for harvests, and where Beijing now dances, sings and plays cards - Qianmen Street and Dashilar 前门大街·大栅栏 under 10 km
A pedestrian avenue below Qianmen gate and a lane of shops trading since Qing times - National Museum of China 中国国家博物馆 under 10 km
Ancient bronzes, jades and porcelain in a vast museum beside Tian'anmen Square - Tiananmen Square 天安门广场 under 10 km
A vast ceremonial square below Tian'anmen gate, where the national flag is raised at dawn - Forbidden City 故宫 under 10 km
Six centuries of imperial power behind vermilion walls in the heart of Beijing
Also within 20 km: Ming City Wall Relics Park 明城墙遗址公园 (under 10 km), Beijing railway station 北京站 (under 10 km), Asbury Church (Chongwenmen Church) 亚斯立堂 (under 10 km), Beijing Ancient Observatory 古观象台 (under 10 km), Ritan Park (Altar of the Sun) 日坛 (under 10 km), Temple of Agriculture 先农坛 (under 10 km).
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