Fayuan Temple

The Fayuan Temple, situated in the southwest quarter of central , is one of the city's oldest and most renowned Buddhist temples.
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  • Opening hours: 8:50 AM–3:50 PM
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: building in Xicheng District, China
  • Also known as: “Fa Yuan Temple”, “Fa Yuan-tempelet”, “Fayuan si”, “Fayuan-Kloster”, “Fayuan-tempelet”, “Fayuansi”, and “Фаюань”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Niujie Mosque and Caishikou.

Mosque
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The , also known as the Oxen Street House… is situated 460 metres west of Fayuan Temple.

Metro station
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Caishi Kou Station is an interchange subway station between Line 4 and Line 7 of the Beijing Subway. is situated 580 metres northeast of Fayuan Temple.

Hospital
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Xuanwu Hospital, or "Beijing Xuanwu Hospital", full… is situated 1 km northwest of Fayuan Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baizhifang Subdistrict and Taoranting.

Suburb
is a subdistrict on the southwest part of Xicheng District, , China.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the southeast part of Xicheng District, , China.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the…

Fayuan Temple

Latitude
39.88403° or 39° 53′ 3″ north
Longitude
116.3638° or 116° 21′ 50″ east
Elevation
52 metres (171 feet)
Open location code
8PFRV9M7+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30834367
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Geo­Names ID
8384982
Wiki­data ID
Q1399104
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Urdu—“Fayuan Temple” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “Fayuan Temple”
  • Chinese: “Fǎyuán Sì”
  • Chinese: “法源寺”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد فيوان”
  • French: “temple Fayuan”
  • French: “Temple Fayuan”
  • German: “Fayuan Si”
  • German: “Fayuan-Tempel”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Fayuan”
  • Japanese: “法源寺”
  • Korean: “법원사”
  • Latvian: “Fajuaņa templis”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hoat-goân sī (pak-kiaⁿ)”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hoat-goân sī”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fayuantempelet”
  • Norwegian: “Fayuantempelet”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Fayuan”
  • Romanian: “Templul Fayuan”
  • Russian: “Храм Фаюань”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Fayuan - Museo de Reliquias del Budismo”
  • Spanish: “Templo Fayuan”
  • Swedish: “Fayuantemplet”
  • Turkish: “Fayuan Tapınağı”
  • Urdu: “فایوان مندر”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: 米市社区 and Niujie.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: 悯忠阁 and 大雄宝殿.

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