White Cloud Temple

The White Cloud Temple, also known as Baiyun Temple or the Abbey or Monastery of the White Clouds, is a Taoist temple and monastery located in , .
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  • Type: Temple
  • Description: sacred architecture
  • Also known as: Baiyun Taoist Temple

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Capital Museum and Tianning Temple.

Museum
The is a public municipal art museum in , China. It opened in 1981 and moved into its present building in 2006, which houses a large collection of ancient porcelain, bronze, calligraphy, painting, jade, sculpture, and Buddhist statues… is situated 650 metres north of White Cloud Temple.

The is a complex located in Xicheng District of , in northern . The temple contains the 12th-century Pagoda of . is situated 680 metres south of White Cloud Temple.

Hospital
is situated 620 metres northwest of White Cloud Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xicheng and Chongwen.

District is a district in central . Visitors come here for the Houhai area to join the bar and restaurant cluster by the lake or to explore the remains of the wealthier part of historical Beijing nearby.

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, formerly District, is an area in . Its main attraction is the Temple of Heaven.

District is a district of the city of . It lies mostly to the southwest of the city center, extending into the city's southwestern suburbs beyond the Sixth Ring Road, but also to the south and, to a smaller extent, the southeast, where it has borders with and .

White Cloud Temple

Latitude
39.89935° or 39° 53′ 58″ north
Longitude
116.33756° or 116° 20′ 15″ east
Elevation
52 metres (171 feet)
Open location code
8PFRV8XQ+P2
Geo­Names ID
8384653
Wiki­data ID
Q804054
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“White Cloud Temple” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 北京白云观
  • Chinese: 白云观
  • Chinese: 白雲觀
  • Dutch: White Cloud Temple
  • Esperanto: Templo Bajjungŭan
  • Esperanto: Templo de Blanka Nubo
  • French: temple du nuage blanc de Pékin
  • French: Temple du nuage blanc de Pékin
  • German: Baiyun Guan
  • German: Baiyunguan
  • German: Beijing Baiyunguan
  • German: Kloster der Weissen Wolken
  • German: Tempel der Weißen Wolken
  • German: Weiße-Wolke-Kloster
  • Indonesian: Kuil Awan Putih
  • Italian: Tempio della Nuvola Bianca
  • Japanese: 白雲観
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Baiun Guan
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Baiyun Guan
  • Norwegian Bokmål: De hvite skyers tempel
  • Norwegian: Baiyun Guan
  • Persian: معبد ابر سفید
  • Polish: Baiyun Guan
  • Polish: Świątynia Białego Obłoku
  • Russian: Байюньгуань
  • Russian: Храм Белых облаков
  • Russian: Храм Белых Облаков
  • Spanish: Templo Baiyun Guan
  • Spanish: Templo de la Nube Blanca
  • Swedish: Baiyuntemplet
  • Thai: อารามเมฆขาว
  • Ukrainian: Байюньгуань
  • Ukrainian: Байюньґуань
  • Urdu: سفید بادل کا مندر
  • Vietnamese: Bạch Vân Quán
  • Wu Chinese: 白云观

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