Temple of Heaven

天坛公园（东门）· 祈年殿

The blue triple-roofed hall, and a park full of morning exercisers

⚠ Inner halls shut Mondays

Hours

Park 6am–10pm (last entry 9pm). Inner halls Apr–Oct 8am–6pm (last entry 5:30pm), until 5pm Nov–Mar; inner halls closed Mondays

Tickets

Peak (Apr–Oct) park ¥15 / combo ¥34; off-season ¥10 / ¥28; senior discounts. WeChat booking or at the gate

Address

Jia 1 Tiantan Road, Dongcheng; four gates, the east gate is nearest the metro

The round Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, three tiers of blue tiles on a white marble base, is bigger and deeper in colour than in photos. Ming and Qing emperors prayed for harvests here; walk the 360-metre raised causeway south and you reach the Echo Wall and the Circular Mound Altar. The park opens at 6am, and early on the long corridor fills with retirees doing tai chi, line dancing and choir practice. It got even busier after the US and Chinese leaders walked here together in May 2026.