Huanqiu Tan
E394047
Huanqiu Tan is the Circular Mound Altar in Beijing, a key ceremonial site within the Temple of Heaven complex where Ming and Qing emperors once held important sacrificial rites.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Huanqiu Tan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3846994 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Huanqiu Tan Context triple: [Circular Mound Altar, alsoKnownAs, Huanqiu Tan]
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A.
Langche Zeng
Langche Zeng is a political scientist and quantitative methodologist known for his collaborative work with Gary King on statistical methods in social science research.
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B.
Dan Huiting
Dan Huiting is a music video director known for his visually distinctive work with indie and alternative artists.
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C.
William Wang
William Wang is a Taiwanese-American entrepreneur best known as the founder and longtime CEO of the consumer electronics company Vizio.
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D.
Guochuan Lai
Guochuan Lai is a Chinese businessman best known for his ownership of English football club West Bromwich Albion.
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E.
Shaobo Qin
Shaobo Qin is a Chinese acrobat and actor best known for playing the agile explosives expert Yen in the Ocean's film series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Huanqiu Tan Target entity description: Huanqiu Tan is the Circular Mound Altar in Beijing, a key ceremonial site within the Temple of Heaven complex where Ming and Qing emperors once held important sacrificial rites.
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A.
Langche Zeng
Langche Zeng is a political scientist and quantitative methodologist known for his collaborative work with Gary King on statistical methods in social science research.
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B.
Dan Huiting
Dan Huiting is a music video director known for his visually distinctive work with indie and alternative artists.
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C.
William Wang
William Wang is a Taiwanese-American entrepreneur best known as the founder and longtime CEO of the consumer electronics company Vizio.
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D.
Guochuan Lai
Guochuan Lai is a Chinese businessman best known for his ownership of English football club West Bromwich Albion.
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E.
Shaobo Qin
Shaobo Qin is a Chinese acrobat and actor best known for playing the agile explosives expert Yen in the Ocean's film series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
altar
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historic site ⓘ religious structure ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | open to the public ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests
ⓘ
Imperial Vault of Heaven ⓘ |
| associatedWithBeliefSystem | Chinese cosmology ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Chinese state ritual ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Altars in China
ⓘ
Religious buildings and structures in Beijing ⓘ World Heritage Sites in China ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole | venue for winter solstice sacrifices ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 圜丘坛 ⓘ |
| cityContext | major landmark in central Beijing ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| countryCapitalContext | located in the capital city of China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site of imperial ritual
ⓘ
symbol of traditional Chinese imperial worship of Heaven ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Heaven ⓘ |
| designedFor | acoustic focus at central stone ⓘ |
| EnglishName | Circular Mound Altar ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central round stone
ⓘ
three-tiered circular terrace ⓘ |
| hasRitualFunction |
place where emperor offered sacrifices for good harvests
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place where emperor prayed for cosmic harmony ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Temple of Heaven ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfUse |
Ming dynasty
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Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Temple of Heaven ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Beijing ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | China ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict |
Dongcheng District
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linked to:
Dōngchéng Qū
|
| locatedWithinPark |
Temple of Heaven Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Heaven
|
| managedBy | Temple of Heaven Park administration ⓘ |
| nationalSignificance | protected cultural relic of China ⓘ |
| orientation | aligned along the north–south axis of Temple of Heaven ⓘ |
| partOf |
Temple of Heaven complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Heaven
|
| primaryFunction | site for sacrificial rites ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| symbolism |
embodies concept of round Heaven and square Earth
ⓘ
symbolizes Heaven ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular destination for domestic tourists
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popular destination for international tourists ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1998 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Ming emperors
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Qing emperors ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Huanqiu Tan Description of subject: Huanqiu Tan is the Circular Mound Altar in Beijing, a key ceremonial site within the Temple of Heaven complex where Ming and Qing emperors once held important sacrificial rites.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.