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 Beijing, China.- Type: Temple
- Description: sacred architecture
- Also known as: “Baiyun Taoist Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Capital Museum and Tianning Temple.
Capital Museum
Museum
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The Capital Museum is a public municipal art museum in Beijing, 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… Capital Museum is situated 650 metres north of White Cloud Temple.
Tianning Temple
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The Tianning Temple is a Buddhist temple complex located in Xicheng District of Beijing, in northern China. The temple contains the 12th-century Pagoda of Tianning Temple. Tianning Temple is situated 680 metres south of White Cloud Temple.
Fu Xing Hospital, Capital Medical University
Hospital
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Fu Xing Hospital, Capital Medical University is situated 620 metres northwest of White Cloud Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yuetan and Yangfangdian Subdistrict.
Yuetan
Suburb
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Yuetan Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the western side of Xicheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, its total population is 97,771. The subdistrict was named after the Temple of the Moon within it.
Yangfangdian Subdistrict
Suburb
Yangfangdian Subdistrict is a subdistrict situated on the southern end of Haidian District, Beijing, China. It borders Ganjiakou and Balizhuang Subdistricts to the north, Yuetan Subdistrict to the east, Guang'anmenwai Subdistrict and Fengtai District to the south, and Wanshou Road Subdistrict to the west.
Guang’anmennei
Suburb
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Guang'anmennei Subdistrict is a subdistrict within the southern half of Xicheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, it has a total population of 60,318. The subdistrict got its name because it is located within Guang'anmen and the former Beijing city wall.
White Cloud Temple
- Categories: Taoist temple and religion
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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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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