Zhihua Temple

The Zhihua Temple is a Ming dynasty-era Buddhist temple in , . It is located in the Lumicang hutong, in the area of Dongcheng District, within the Second Ring Road to the north of Jinbaojie Street, west of the Yabaolu area.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 8:30 AM—4:30 PM
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: building in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
  • Also known as: “Temple of Wisdom Attained (Zhìhuà sì)” and “Zhihua Si”
  • Address: 禄米仓 5

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ritan and Beijing Ancient Observatory.

Park
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The is a public park located in Chaoyang District, , . It is within the Jianguomen area. The nearest Beijing Subway station is Yong'anli on the Beijing subway Line 1.

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The is a pretelescopic located in , . The observatory was built in 1442 during the Ming dynasty, and expanded during the Qing. is situated 1¼ km south of Zhihua Temple.

Railway station
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is a passenger railway station in Dongcheng District, . The station is located just southeast of the city centre inside the Second Ring Road with Beijing Station Street to the north and the remnants of the city wall between and to the south. is situated 2 km south of Zhihua Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chaoyangmen and Jianguomen.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict in eastern portion of Dongcheng District, , . It consists of 9 communities. As of 2020, this subdistrict has a population of 30,473.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict located in the eastern portion of the Dongcheng District, , . It contains 9 residential communities within its 2.7 km2 area, and as of 2020 its total population is 33,094.

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District is in . While district does not have that many tourist sites, most visitors to Beijing will find themselves in at some point: especially for visiting the art districts, shopping, restaurants, and nightlife.

Zhihua Temple

Latitude
39.91636° or 39° 54′ 59″ north
Longitude
116.4261° or 116° 25′ 34″ east
Elevation
47 metres (154 feet)
Open location code
8PFRWC8G+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40542154
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Geo­Names ID
8384984
Wiki­data ID
Q197781
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Zhihua Temple” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Zhìhuà Sì”
  • Chinese: “智化寺(北京文博交流馆)”
  • Chinese: “智化寺”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد تشيهوا”
  • German: “Zhihua-Tempel”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Zhihua”
  • Italian: “tempio Zhihua”
  • Japanese: “智化寺”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Zhihuatempelet”
  • Norwegian: “Zhihuatempelet”
  • Persian: “معبد ژیهوا”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Zhihua”
  • Russian: “Храм Чжихуа”
  • Urdu: “ژیہوا مندر”
  • Yue Chinese: “智化寺”

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