White Cloud Temple
The White Cloud Temple, also known as Baiyun Temple or the Abbey or Monastery of the White Clouds, is a Taoist temple and monastery located in Beijing, China. It is one of "The Three Great Ancestral Courts" of the Quanzhen School of Taoism and is titled "The First Temple under Heaven".
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The archway in front of the entrance to the temple site | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Taoism |
| Location | |
| Location | Beijing, China |
| Geographic coordinates | 39°53′56″N 116°20′17″E |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 14th Century Ming dynasty |
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| Traditional Chinese | 白雲觀 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 白云观 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Temple of the White Cloud(s) | ||||||||
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| Tianchang Temple | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 天長觀 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 天长观 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Temple of Heavenly Perpetuity | ||||||||
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| Changchun Temple | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 長春宮 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 长春宫 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Palace of Eternal Spring Palace of Master Changchun | ||||||||
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