Miaoying Temple
The Miaoying Temple, also known as the "White Stupa Temple", is a Chinese Buddhist temple on the north side of Fuchengmennei Street in the Xicheng District of Beijing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: Tibetan Buddhist temple in Beijing
- Also known as: “Miaoying Si” and “White Stupa Temple”
- Address: 阜成门内大街 171
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include China Geological Museum and Lu Xun Museum.
China Geological Museum
Museum
Photo: Dquai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Geological Museum of China, built in 1916, is a geological museum, boasting 200 thousand specimens. This museum is located in the Xisi area of Beijing and opened on October 1, 1959. China Geological Museum is situated 800 metres east of Miaoying Temple.
Lu Xun Museum
Museum
The Beijing Lu Xun Museum is a museum in Fucheng Gate Avenue, Beijing, China. The buildings in which the museum situated at was Lu Xun's former Beijing residence. Lu Xun Museum is situated 410 metres west of Miaoying Temple.
Temple of Ancient Monarchs
Photo: Dirrival, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Temple of Ancient Monarchs is situated 360 metres east of Miaoying Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xicheng and Gulou.
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.
Gulou
Photo: fangchen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Central Dongcheng
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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.
Miaoying Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.92355° or 39° 55′ 25″ northLongitude
116.357° or 116° 21′ 25″ eastElevation
57 metres (187 feet)Open location code
8PFRW9F4+CQOpenStreetMap ID
way 33614641OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Vietnamese—“Miaoying Temple” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “Miaoying Temple”
- Chinese: “Miàoyìng Sì”
- Chinese: “妙应寺”
- Chinese: “妙應寺”
- Chinese: “白塔寺”
- Dutch: “Miaoyingtempel”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد مياوينج”
- French: “Temple de la stupa blanche”
- French: “temple Miaoying”
- French: “Temple Miaoying”
- German: “Tempel der Weissen Pagode in Peking”
- German: “Tempel der Weißen Pagode in Peking”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Miaoying”
- Japanese: “妙応寺 (北京市)”
- Japanese: “妙王寺”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Den hvite dagobas tempel”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Den hvite pagodens tempel”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Miaoyingtempelet”
- Norwegian: “Miaoyingtempelet”
- Polish: “Świątynia Miaoying”
- Romanian: “Templul Pagodei Albe”
- Russian: “Белая пагода”
- Russian: “Мяоин”
- Russian: “Храм Белой пагоды”
- Russian: “Храм Мяоин”
- Spanish: “Templo Miaoying”
- Swedish: “Miaoyingtemplet”
- Urdu: “میاوینگ مندر”
- Vietnamese: “chùa Bạch Tháp-bà”
- Vietnamese: “chùa Diệu Ứng”
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