Wofo Temple
Wofo Temple is a Buddhist temple located near the Beijing Botanical Garden 20 kilometres from the center of Beijing. The temple is the location of a recumbent Buddha sculpture, created in 1321.Photo: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: building in People’s Republic of China
- Also known as: “Shifang Pujue Temple” and “Sleeping Buddha Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fragrant Hills and Temple of Azure Clouds.
Fragrant Hills
Railway station
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fragrant Hills station is a station on Xijiao line of the Beijing Subway. This station opened to public on 30 December 2017. Fragrant Hills is situated 1½ km south of Wofo Temple.
Temple of Azure Clouds
Buddhist temple
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Temple of Azure Clouds, Blue Cloud Temple, or Biyun Temple, is a Buddhist temple located in the eastern part of the Western Hills, just outside the north gate of Fragrant Hills Park, in Haidian District, Beijing, China, approximately 20 km from the city center. Temple of Azure Clouds is situated 2 km southwest of Wofo Temple.
National Botanical Garden
Railway station
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
China National Botanical Garden station, formerly known as Botanical Garden station, is a station on Xijiao line of the Beijing Subway. It was opened on 30 December 2017. National Botanical Garden is situated 1½ km southeast of Wofo Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xiangshan Subdistrict and Qinglongqiao Subdistrict.
Xiangshan Subdistrict
Suburb
Photo: 颜邯, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Xiangshan Subdistrict is a subdistrict situated at the western portion of Haidian District, Beijing, China. It borders Wenquan and Xibeiwan Towns in its north, Qinglongqiao Subdistrict in its east, Sijiqing Town and Wulituo Subdistrict in its south, and Junzhuang Town in its west.
Qinglongqiao Subdistrict
Suburb
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qinglongqiao Subdistrict, is a subdistrict of Haidian District, Beijing. Summer Palace is located in this subdistrict. The subdistrict shares border with Malianwa and Shangdi Subdistricts in the north, Dongsheng Town and Qinghuayuan Subdistrict in the east, Wanliu Area and Sijiqing Town to the south, Xiangshan Subdistrict and Xibeiwang Town to the west. Qinglongqiao Subdistrict is situated 4½ km east of Wofo Temple.
Spa towns
Town
A trip to the spa is a common travel activity. Not just for getting clean, a spa can be a great way to experience local culture and customs, enjoy some serious relaxation and/or remove the grime that accumulates while on the global road. Spa towns is situated 5 km northwest of Wofo Temple.
Wofo Temple
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.00625° or 40° 0′ 23″ northLongitude
116.20133° or 116° 12′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8PGR2642+FGOpenStreetMap ID
way 225747903OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q1544107
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Wofo Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Wòfó Sì”
- Chinese: “北京卧佛寺”
- Chinese: “十方普觉寺（卧佛寺）”
- Chinese: “十方普觉寺”
- Chinese: “十方普覺寺”
- Chinese: “卧佛寺”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد وفو”
- Esperanto: “La Templo Ŭofosi”
- Esperanto: “Templo Ŭofosi”
- Esperanto: “Wòfó-sì”
- German: “Tempel des Schlafenden Buddha”
- Indonesian: “Wihara Wofo”
- Japanese: “十方普覚寺”
- Polish: “Świątynia Śpiącego Buddy”
- Russian: “Храм Вофо”
- Ukrainian: “Храм Вофо”
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Highlights include Sanshifo Hall and Shanmen Hall.
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