Miaoying Temple
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Xicheng DistrictYuan dynasty architecture
The Miaoying Temple (simplified Chinese: 妙应寺; traditional Chinese: 妙應寺; pinyin: Miàoyìng Sì), also known as the "White Stupa Temple" (Chinese: 白塔寺; pinyin: Báitǎ Sì), is a Chinese Buddhist temple on the north side of Fuchengmennei Street in the Xicheng District of Beijing. The temple was a monastery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism and is now open to the public as a museum. The temple's White Pagoda was built 1279 in the Yuan Dynasty and is the oldest and largest Tibetan Buddhist pagoda in China.
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阜成门内大街, Xicheng District Xinjiekou (首都功能核心区)
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N 39.924 ° | E 116.357 ° |
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妙应寺 (白塔寺)
阜成门内大街 171
100032 Xicheng District, Xinjiekou (首都功能核心区)
Beijing, China
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