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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 National Library of China and Beijing Zoo.

Library
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The is the , located in , and is one of the largest libraries in the world. It contains over 41 million items as of December 2020. is situated 580 metres west of Zhenjue Temple.

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, , that was built in 1968. It hosted matches between national table tennis teams of China and the in 1971; these matches were part of the exchange program known as ping pong diplomacy. is situated 560 metres southwest of Zhenjue Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haidian and Zhongguancun District.

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is a northwest urban district of , bordering and . It is 431 km2 in area, making it the second-largest district in urban Beijing area, and is home to 3,133,469 inhabitants as of November 2020.

Neighborhood
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Zhongguancun is a major technology hub in the Haidian District, Beijing, China. Zhongguancun occupies a band between the northwestern Third Ring Road and the northwestern Fourth Ring Road in the northwestern part of Beijing. is situated 3½ km north of Zhenjue Temple.

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District is a district in central . 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.

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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