Fayuan Temple
The Fayuan Temple, situated in the southwest quarter of central Beijing, is one of the city's oldest and most renowned Buddhist temples.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Niujie Mosque and Caishikou.
Niujie Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Vmenkov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Niujie Mosque, also known as the Oxen Street House of Worship, or the Oxen Street Mosque, is the oldest mosque in Beijing, China. It was built in 996 CE during the Liao dynasty, destroyed during the Mongol conquest of China, was rebuilt during the 15th century, and was reconstructed and enlarged during the 17th century, under the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty. Niujie Mosque is situated 460 metres west of Fayuan Temple.
Caishikou
Metro station
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caishi Kou Station is an interchange subway station between Line 4 and Line 7 of the Beijing Subway. Line 4 station opened in September 2009, together with the other stations on the line. It is located in the Caishikou neighbourhood of the Xicheng District. Caishikou is situated 580 metres northeast of Fayuan Temple.
Changchun Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Zeus1234, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Beijing Changchun Temple is a Buddhist temple in Xuanwu District, Beijing, China. The temple also houses the Xuanwu Cultural Museum. Changchun Temple is situated 1 km northwest of Fayuan Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xicheng and Chongwen.
Xicheng
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Xicheng District is a district in central Beijing. 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.
Chongwen
Chongwen, formerly Chongwen District, is an area in Beijing. Its main attraction is the Temple of Heaven.
Central Dongcheng
Photo: XtoF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dongcheng District is in Beijing. It means "east city" and appropriately enough covers the eastern half of the old, imperial city. Most visitors to the city will come here to visit both Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, the former imperial palace.
Fayuan Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.88403° or 39° 53′ 3″ northLongitude
116.3638° or 116° 21′ 50″ eastElevation
52 metres (171 feet)Open location code
8PFRV9M7+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 30834367OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Urdu—“Fayuan Temple” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “Fayuan Temple”
- Chinese: “Fǎyuán Sì”
- Chinese: “Hoat-goân sī”
- Chinese: “法源寺”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد فيوان”
- French: “temple Fayuan”
- French: “Temple Fayuan”
- German: “Fayuan si”
- German: “Fayuan Si”
- German: “Fayuan-Kloster”
- German: “Fayuan-Tempel”
- German: “Fayuansi”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Fayuan”
- Japanese: “法源寺”
- Korean: “법원사”
- Latvian: “Fajuaņa templis”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Hoat-goân sī (pak-kiaⁿ)”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fa Yuan-tempelet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fayuan-tempelet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fayuantempelet”
- Norwegian: “Fayuantempelet”
- Polish: “Świątynia Fayuan”
- Romanian: “Templul Fayuan”
- Russian: “Фаюань”
- Russian: “Храм Фаюань”
- Spanish: “Templo de Fayuan - Museo de Reliquias del Budismo”
- Spanish: “Templo Fayuan”
- Swedish: “Fayuantemplet”
- Turkish: “Fayuan Tapınağı”
- Urdu: “فایوان مندر”
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