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Yonghe Temple

1694 establishments in China1720s establishments in China18th-century Buddhist templesDongcheng District, BeijingGelug monasteries and temples
Houses completed in 1694MaitreyaMajor National Historical and Cultural Sites in BeijingNational Key Buddhist Temples in Han Chinese AreaQing dynasty architectureReligious organizations established in 1722Tibetan Buddhism in AsiaTibetan Buddhist templesTibetan Buddhist temples in Beijing
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The Yonghe Temple (Chinese: 雍和宫, "Palace of Peace and Harmony"), also known as the Yonghe Lamasery, or popularly as the Lama Temple, is a temple and monastery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism located on 12 Yonghegong Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. The building and artwork of the temple is a combination of Han Chinese and Tibetan styles. This building is one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in China proper. The current abbot is Lama Hu Xuefeng.Yonghe Temple, because Emperor Qianlong was born here, there were two emperors in Yonghe Temple. It became the center of the Qing government in charge of Tibetan Buddhism affairs across the country. Yonghe Temple is the highest Buddhist temple in the country in the middle and late Qing dynasty.

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Yonghe Temple
Yonghegong Street, Beijing Andingmen

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雍和宫

Yonghegong Street
100010 Beijing, Andingmen
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