yuánqiū
Circular Mound Altar
圜丘 yuánqiū
- Circular Mound Altar
- Ancient open-air altar for worshipping Heaven; specifically, the three-tiered white marble ritual platform at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing used by Ming and Qing emperors
- abode of immortals
- (literary) A place where immortals or celestial beings reside.
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- 天坛 tiāntán