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, Beijing, China.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- 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.
National Library of China
Library
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The National Library of China is the national library of China, located in Haidian, Beijing, and is one of the largest libraries in the world. It contains over 41 million items as of December 2020. National Library of China is situated 580 metres west of Zhenjue Temple.
Beijing Zoo
Zoo
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Beijing Zoo is a zoological park in Xizhimen, Xicheng District, Beijing. Founded in 1906 during the late Qing dynasty, it is the oldest zoo in China and oldest public park in northern China. Beijing Zoo is situated 550 metres southeast of Zhenjue Temple.
Capital Indoor Stadium
Stadium
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The Capital Indoor Stadium is an indoor arena in 56 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing, 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. Capital Indoor Stadium is situated 560 metres southwest of Zhenjue Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zizhuyuan and Beixiaguan.
Zizhuyuan
Suburb
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Zizhuyuan Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Haidian District, Beijing. It borders Haidian Subdistrict to the north, Beixiaguan Subdistrict to the east, Balizhuang and Ganjiakou Subdistricts to the south, and Shuguang Subdistrict to the west.
Beixiaguan
Suburb
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Beixiaguan Subdistrict is a subdistrict located in the southeastern part of the Haidian District, Beijing. Beijing Jiaotong University is situated in this area.
Zhanlanlu
Suburb
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Zhanlanlu Subdistrict, or Zhanlanlu Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the northwest portion of Xicheng District, Beijing, China. In 2020 its population is 114,831. This subdistrict got its name due to the Beijing Exhibition Center within it.
Zhenjue Temple
- Categories: place of worship, religious organization, and religion
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.94341° or 39° 56′ 36″ northLongitude
116.32381° or 116° 19′ 26″ eastElevation
59 metres (194 feet)Open location code
8PFRW8VF+9GOpenStreetMap ID
way 352165031OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=tibetan
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Zhenjue Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “中国石刻博物馆”
- Chinese: “五塔寺”
- Chinese: “北京石刻艺术博物馆”
- Chinese: “真觉寺”
- Chinese: “真覺寺”
- Czech: “Čen-ťüe”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد شانشو”
- French: “Temple des cinq pagodes de Pékin”
- French: “temple Zhenjue”
- French: “Temple Zhenjue”
- German: “Diamantthron-Pagode des Zhenjue Si”
- German: “Zhenjue si Jingang baozuo ta”
- German: “Zhenjue-Tempel”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Zhenjue”
- Japanese: “真覚寺”
- Polish: “Świątynia Zhenjue”
- Russian: “Храм Чжэньцзюэ”
- Thai: “วัดเจิงเจว๋”
- Urdu: “ژینجو مندر”
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