Temple of Earth Park
From Wiki Resolution
[edit] Temple of Earth (Ditan Park)
Just north of the Lama Temple outside Beijing's second ring road, Ditan Park is a 40 acre square of towering pine and cypress trees. It was built in 1530 during the Ming dynasty as a place where emperors of both the Ming and subsequent Qing dynasties could perform sacrifices to the gods for good harvests, auspicious weather and a stable nation.
Ditan is the Temple of Earth and complements the Temple of Heaven in the south. The altar here is square, which represents Earth, while at the Temple of Heaven the altar is round to represent Heaven. The emperor would offer sacrifices to Heaven at the winter solstice and Earth at the summer solstice.
The alter has the name FangZeTan which means 'Square Water Altar'; there is a moat around the altar, hence the reference to water, but it is currently unfilled.
[edit] In World Resolution
On August 2nd, 1999, the Beijing Angels attacked the barrier at Ditan Park. Guo Xiao Feng, Mei Fei Li, Ba Bing Long, Zuo-Li Kao, Zhang Xu Tien and Zhou Jian Xiong were the attackers.
The Temple fell, but in the process, Zhou Jian Xiong killed Hong Ang Shun as he tried to protect Tan Shi Rong. Wei Mu Shen also murdered Ba Bing Long.
