Zhenjue Temple

The Five Pagoda Temple, formally known as the "Temple of the Great Righteous Awakening" or "Zhenjue Temple" for short, is a Ming dynasty Buddhist temple located in Haidian District, , .
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Denomination: Tibetan
  • Description: temple in Haidian, Beijing, China
  • Also known as: “Diamond Throne Pagoda at Zhenjue Temple”, “Five Pagoda Temple”, “Temple of the Great Righteous Awakening”, and “Zhenjue Si”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beijing Zoo and Capital Indoor Stadium.

Zoo
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is a zoological park in , Xicheng District, . Founded in 1906 during the late Qing dynasty, it is the oldest zoo in China and oldest public park in northern China. is situated 550 metres southeast of Zhenjue Temple.

Stadium
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The is an indoor arena in 56 Zhongguancun South Street, , China, that was built in 1968. It hosted matches between national table tennis teams of China and the United States in 1971; these matches were part of the exchange program known as ping pong diplomacy. is situated 560 metres southwest of Zhenjue Temple.

Museum
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The is a museum in , China. The same building also houses the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. is situated 1 km southeast of Zhenjue Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zizhuyuan and Beixiaguan.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Haidian District, . It borders Haidian Subdistrict to the north, Beixiaguan Subdistrict to the east, and to the south, and Shuguang Subdistrict to the west.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict located in the southeastern part of the Haidian District, . Beijing Jiaotong University is situated in this area.

Suburb
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Subdistrict, or Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the northwest portion of Xicheng District, , China. In 2020 its population is 114,831. This subdistrict got its name due to the within it.

Zhenjue Temple

Latitude
39.94341° or 39° 56′ 36″ north
Longitude
116.32381° or 116° 19′ 26″ east
Elevation
59 metres (194 feet)
Open location code
8PFRW8VF+9G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 352165031
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­tibetan
Geo­Names ID
8384985
Wiki­data ID
Q1208573
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In Other Languages

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