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Temple of Longevity
(Wanshou Temple)
, located in
Beijing
Haidian District
Wanshou Temple No. 1 was built in the fifth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1577), rebuilt in the 20th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1894), and was built in 1985
Beijing Art Museum
And open to the outside world
[4]
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Wanshou Temple is divided into middle, east and west three roads, the middle road is the main building, the east road is the abbot's hospital, the west road is the official, covering an area of 31,800 square meters. In the middle road, there are eight halls, from south to north, mountain Gate, Heavenly King Hall, Bell and Drum Tower, Daxiong Hall, Longevity Pavilion, Great Zen Hall, Guanyin Hall, Infinite Longevity Buddha Hall, Ten thousand Buddha Building. The east Road building is the abbot's courtyard. The main buildings on the west road are the main gate, the life tea room, the life dining room, the front main hall, the main hall, the dressing building, the Great sorrow Hall, etc
[4]
. Wanshou Temple is the concentrated embodiment of ancient Chinese architecture and garden art, which has a relatively important historical value for the study of ancient garden architecture
[5]
.
On August 21, 1979, Wanshou Temple was announced by the Beijing Municipal People's Government as the second batch of municipal cultural relics protection units in Beijing
[3]
. On May 25, 2006, the temple was declared by The State Council of the People's Republic of China
The sixth batch of key cultural relics under national protection
[2]
.
- Chinese name
- Temple of Longevity
- Foreign name
- Wanshou Temple
- Geographical position
- No. 1 Wanshou Temple, Haidian District, Beijing
- age
- Qing Dynasty
- Floor space
- 31800 m²
- Protection level
- The sixth batch of key cultural relics under national protection
- Approving unit
- State Council, People's Republic of China
- numbering
- 6-0307-3-010
In the fifth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1577), Empress Dowager Li, the mother of Emperor Wanli, took the lead in donating funds to build Wanshou Temple on the site of Juse Temple, which was mainly used to collect scriptures
[4]
.
Ming Wanli 35 years (1607),
Yongle Bell
by
Hanjing Factory
now
Beyouji
Moved to the Longevity Temple
[6]
.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Wanshou Temple was destroyed by soldiers.
In the second year of Shunzhi (1645),
Shunzhi Emperor
Give a plaque to Wanshou Temple "Build a national Protection Wanshou Temple"
[8]
.
In the 25th year of Kangxi's reign in Qing Dynasty (1686), Wanshou Temple was rebuilt and expanded, and a new palace compound was built.
In 1751, Emperor Qianlong celebrated his mother's birthday, rebuilt Wanshou Temple, and added the West Road palace building.
In 1761, Emperor Qianlong celebrated his mother's birthday, rebuilt Wanshou Temple, and added the West Road palace building.
In the early years of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, Wanshou Temple was destroyed by fire and later became a vegetable garden.
In the 20th year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1894),
Empress Dowager Cixi
Borrow the 60th birthday, embezzling the Navy military expenditure to rebuild the longevity Temple, in the west of the courtyard to repair thousands of Buddha pavilion and dressing building, even vegetable garden together into the circle.
In the 26th year of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1900), Wanshou Temple was renovated.
Around the twenty-third year of the Republic of China (1934), the front of the Wanshou Temple was opened as a school for the children of refugees in the Northeast
[4]
.
In the 26th year of the Republic of China (1937), Wanshou Temple was turned into a drug rehabilitation center, due to a short circuit, resulting in Wanshou Pavilion and nearby buildings were destroyed by fire
[1]
.
In 1957, the temple was handed over to the government
[8]
.
On January 24, 2017, the temple was closed to the public for renovation
[7]
.
On September 16, 2022, the restoration project of Wanshou Temple was completed and reopened to the public
[1]
[8]
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Wanshou Temple is divided into middle, east and west three roads, the middle road is the main building, the east road is the abbot's hospital, the west road is the official, covering an area of 31,800 square meters. In the middle road, there are eight halls, from south to north, mountain Gate, Heavenly King Hall, Bell and Drum Tower, Daxiong Hall, Longevity Pavilion, Great Zen Hall, Guanyin Hall, Infinite Longevity Buddha Hall, Ten thousand Buddha Building. The east Road building is the abbot's courtyard, which is a place for the abbot to practice and live. West Road building for the palace, the main buildings are the gate, longevity tea room, longevity dining room, front main hall, main hall, dressing building, Great compassion Hall, etc., Empress Dowager Cixi tour
The Summer Palace
I often rest and drink tea here
[4]
.
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Gate to a mountain
The gate of the mountain is three wide, the peak of the rest, the roof of the tile. On the door, there is a stone plaque given by the Qing Dynasty in the second year of Shunzhi (1645), which reads "Build a temple of Longevity for the protection of the country".
[4]
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Bell and drum tower
The bell tower and drum tower are located behind the mountain gate, and the east and west sides of the Tianwang Hall are in front of the heavy eaves and the top of the mountain.
Yongle Bell
(Move back to
Juesheng Temple
)
[4]
.
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Hall of Heavenly Kings
Tianwang Hall face three wide, resting on the top of the mountain, simple tile roof, the original temple worship
Maitreya Buddha
,
Dharma Protector
and
The four Heavenly Kings
Idol (no longer extant)
[4]
.
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The Great Hero Hall
Daxiongbao Hall, also known as the grand Hall of longevity, is the main building of Wanshou Temple, five wide, hipped roof, glazed tile roof, eaves decorated with brackets and color paintings, temple worship
Pilubuddha
and
The third Buddha
The east and west halls have three rooms each, the peak of the rest, the roof of the cylinder tile, the east said "Zhuyan Wanshou", the West said "peace of mind mirror"
[4]
.
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The Great Hero Hall
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Longevity Pavilion
Wanshou Pavilion, also known as Ning 'an Pavilion, has seven wide faces, the top of the hill, the roof of the tube tile, three rooms of the east and west side halls, the east Wei Pack Hall, the west Dharma Hall, the top of the hill, the roof of the simple tile
[4]
.
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Big Zen hall
Big Zen hall five, the hard peak of the big ridge, the roof, the east and west side hall for the small Zen hall, are the monks sit meditation
[4]
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Qianlong Imperial Tablet Pavilion
Qianlong imperial tablet Pavilion for heavy eaves octagonal accumulation of pointed roof, yellow glazed tile roof, pavilion for
Emperor Qianlong
The title is "Reconstructing the Stele of Wanshou Temple", the inscriptions are in Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian and Tibetan characters
[4]
.
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Qianlong Imperial Tablet Pavilion
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Infinite Longevity Buddha Hall
The Infinite Longevity Buddha Hall, with a wide face, heavy eaves and a roof on the top of the mountain, and two Baroque doors on both sides, was built in the sixteenth year of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty (1761).
[4]
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Guangxu Pavilion of imperial steles
Guangxu Imperial Stele Pavilion is located behind the Infinite Longevity Buddha Hall, with heavy eaves and octane roof and yellow glazed tile roof. The pavilion is the 20th year of Qing Guangxu (1894).
Weng Tonghe
The inscription on the book
[4]
.
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Ten Thousand Buddha Tower
Wanfo Tower is the last building in Wanshou Temple Middle Road, with seven wide faces, two floors, a big ridge on the hard top of the hill, a tube-tile roof, and three east and west side halls in front of the building
[4]
.
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Ten Thousand Buddha Tower
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Empress Dowager Li
Empress Dowager Li
(1546-1614), Ming Xiaodin Empress Li, later known as Caifeng, female, Han nationality, Shuntianfurong (today's Beijing),
Ming Mu Zong
Jae Joo 坖
A concubine,
Ming Shenzong
Zhu Yijun
His birth mother.
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Empress Dowager Cixi
Empress Dowager Cixi
(November 29, 1835 - November 15, 1908), Qing Xiaoqinxian Empress Yehenala, also known as "West Dowager" "Lafayette". Important political figures in late Qing Dynasty of China.
咸丰帝
A concubine,
Tongzhi Emperor
His birth mother.
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Xiaoning Longevity Palace
Qing Guangxu years, because
Empress Dowager Cixi
To and from
The Forbidden City
with
The Summer Palace
On the way, often in Wanshou Temple stay in the rest, so Wanshou Temple known as Xiaoning longevity palace said
[5]
.
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The two Buddhas in the Longevity Temple
In the early years of the Qing Dynasty,
Empress Dowager Cixi
Planning a second trial from behind the curtain, eunuch
Li Lianying
Quite will figure out the meaning, let the monks of Wanshou Temple made a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, the face of the Empress Dowager Cixi similar. The Long River in front of the Longevity Temple, Empress Dowager Cixi went there by boat
The Summer Palace
He must worship the Buddha here, rest and change his clothes. When Empress Dowager Cixi arrived, the monks called "Empress Dowager Lao Buddha" and led her to the third Buddha in the main hall, where they found a kind-looking Goddess of Mercy sitting there. The story of "the double Buddha of Wanshou Temple" spread more and more God, and the name of Lafayette was called up
[1]
.
Wanshou Temple is an ancient architectural complex with a history of more than 400 years, which is the concentrated embodiment of ancient Chinese architectural garden art, and has a relatively important historical value for the study of ancient garden architecture
[5]
.
On August 21, 1979, Wanshou Temple was announced by the Beijing Municipal People's Government as the second batch of municipal cultural relics protection units in Beijing
[3]
.
On May 25, 2006, Wanshou Temple was announced by The State Council of the People's Republic of China as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units
[2]
.
Wanshou Temple is located at No. 1 Wanshou Temple, Haidian District, Beijing.
Temple of Longevity
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Public transportation
Take bus No. 74, 300, 323, 362, 374, 394, 450, 534, 603, 610, 634, 645 in Beijing and get off at Wanshou Temple Station.
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subway
Take Metro Line 16 in Beijing and get off at Wanshou Temple Station.
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motoring
Beijing Haidian District People's Government is about 4.5 km away from Wanshou Temple, about 12 minutes by car.
