Guanghua Temple
Guanghua Temple is a Buddhist temple located at 31 Ya'er Hutong, north of Shichahai in the Xicheng District of Beijing, China. Founded during the Yuan dynasty, it is one of Beijing's most renowned Buddhist temples.Photo: Snowyowls, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prince Kung’s Mansion and Beihai Park.
Prince Kung’s Mansion
Museum
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Prince Gong's Mansion, also known as the Prince Kung Mansion, is a museum and tourist attraction located in Xicheng District, Beijing, just north of the Shichahai Lake. Prince Kung’s Mansion is situated 620 metres southwest of Guanghua Temple.
Beihai Park
Park
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Beihai Park is a public park and former imperial garden immediately northwest of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. First built in the 12th century, Beihai is among the largest of all surviving Chinese gardens and contains numerous historically important structures, palaces, and temples.
Jingshan Park
Park
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Jingshan Park is an imperial park covering 23 hectares immediately north of the Forbidden City in the Imperial City area of Beijing, China. The focal point is the artificial hill Jingshan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jiaodaokou and Shichahai.
Jiaodaokou
Suburb
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Jiaodaokou Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. It contains 7 communities within 1.57 km2 of land, as of 2020 it has a permanent population of 31,951.
Shichahai
Suburb
Shichahai Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the northern portion of Xicheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, its total population was 75,447. The subdistrict was named after Shichahai, a collection of three lakes within the subdistrict.
Gulou
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Gulou is a part of Dongcheng District in Beijing, China. The name "Gulou" translates to Drum Tower, which is one of the main attractions here. Gulou is considered the most charming area in Beijing.
Guanghua Temple
- Type: Temple
- Description: building in Beijing, China
- Categories: Buddhist temple and religion
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Urdu—“Guanghua Temple” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “Guanghua Temple (Beijing)”
- Burmese: “Guanghua Temple”
- Chinese: “广化寺”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد جوانجوا”
- French: “temple Guanghua”
- French: “Temple Guanghua”
- German: “Guanghua Si”
- German: “Guanghua-Tempel”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Guanghua, Beijing”
- Japanese: “広化寺”
- Polish: “Świątynia Guanghua w Pekinie”
- Russian: “Храм Гуанхуа”
- Urdu: “گوانگہوا مندر (بیجنگ)”
- Urdu: “گوانگہوا مندر”
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