Introduction to the Circle Qiu: Also known as the Circle Qiu Platform, the Heaven Worshiping Platform, and the Heaven Worshiping Platform, it is the main building of the Circle Qiu Altar. It was the place where emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties held winter solstice ceremonies to worship the sky. It was built in the ninth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1530). ), is a round white marble xumizuo stone altar with three floors and a total height of 5.17 meters. Each floor of the altar is covered with mugwort bluestone and surrounded by a white marble fence.

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