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Zhongshan Park is located to the west of Tian'anmen Square in the heart of the Inner City. It is the site of the former Altar of Land and Grain.
Over 1,000 years ago the site of Zhongshan Park was the Temple of National Prosperity, which stood in the northeast suburbs of Yanjing, the Liao Dynasty capital. Under the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), the name of the temple was changed to the Temple of Longevity and National Prosperity. Although no traces of the old buildings remain, the ancient cypresses planted inside the temple serve as a reminder of those days. In 1421, the Ming Emperor Yongle built the Altar of Land and Grain symmetrically opposite the Imperial Ancestral (Taimiao) Temple, which stands to the east of Tian'anmen Rostrum. In 1914, the altar was renamed Central Park and opened to the public on October 10. In 1928, the park was renamed Zhongshan Park in tribute to the memory of Sun Yat-sen.
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Here are some places near Zhongshan Park which provide traditional Chinese food for your reference.
Tian'anmen Square Area Donglaishun, a traditional brand hotpot restaurant
Address: No. 44 Dongjiaomingxiang, Dongcheng District
Tel: +86-10-65241042
Wangfujing Commercial Street Area 1. Quanjude, a traditional brand roast-duck restaurant
Address: No. 9 Shuaifuyuan Hutong, Wangfujing Street
Tel: +86-10-65253310/65228423
2. Sun Dong An Plaza Restaurant (Xin Dong'an Shichang)
Address: Floor 5, Sun Dong An Plaza, No. 138 Wangfujing Street
Tel: +86-10-65280932/65280501
3. Wangfujing Restaurant
Address: No. 198 Wangfujing Street
Tel: +86-10-65139661/65253562
Beihai Park The Fangshan Restaurant which is well-known at home and abroad for its court dishes, especially: cakes, pastries, and dishes which originate from the Forbidden City in the Qing Dynasty. Address: East door of Beihai Park, Jingshan West Street Telephone: 8610-64042573 64011889
Address: 4 Zhonghua Road, east side of Tian'anmen
Bus: 1, 4, 5, 10, 37 or 120 to Zhongshan Park Metro: Line 1 and get off at Tian'anmen West
Tel: +86-10-66055431
Ticket: RMB 3 for adults. Children under 1.2 meters free
