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    The Yonghe Temple (Chinese: 雍和宮, "Palace of Peace and Harmony"), also known as the Yonghe Lamasery, or popularly as the Lama Temple, is a temple and monastery...
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  • Yonghe County (永和县), Linfen, Shanxi Yonghe Subdistrict (永和街道), Luogang District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Yonghe Temple (雍和宮), the Panchen Lama's temple in...
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    Yonghe District (Chinese: 永和區; pinyin: Yǒnghé Qū; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Éng-hô-khu) is an urban area in the southern part of New Taipei, Taiwan. Yonghe District...
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    The Temple of Heaven (simplified Chinese: 天坛; traditional Chinese: 天壇; pinyin: Tiāntán) is a complex of imperial religious buildings situated in the southeastern...
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    Shaolin Monastery (少林寺; shàolínsì), also known as Shaolin Temple, is a monastic institution recognized as the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the cradle...
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    yards north of Yonghe Temple. At 42.7 hectares (106 acres), it is the second largest of the five Temples of Beijing behind only the Temple of Heaven. It...
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    Jing'an Temple (simplified Chinese: 静安寺; traditional Chinese: 靜安寺; pinyin: Jìng'ān Sì; Shanghainese: Zin'oe Zy; lit. 'Temple of Peace and Tranquility')...
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    Buddha Temple (simplified Chinese: 玉佛禅寺; traditional Chinese: 玉佛禪寺; pinyin: Yùfó Chán Sì; Shanghainese: Niohveh Zoe Zy, literally Jade Buddha Chan Temple) is...
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    China Legation Quarter Qianmen Wangfujing Yonghe Temple Temple of Confucius Guozijian (Imperial College) Temple of Earth St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Dong...
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    The Temple of the Six Banyan Trees or Liurong Temple is a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China, originally built in AD 537. The temple's proximity to foreign...
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    Longhua Temple (simplified Chinese: 龙华寺; traditional Chinese: 龍華寺; pinyin: Lónghuá Sì; Shanghainese: Lon-ngu-zy; alternatively Lunghwa Temple; literally...
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    well-known temple sites include the Dongyue Temple, Tanzhe Temple, Miaoying Temple, White Cloud Temple, Yonghe Temple, Fayuan Temple, Wanshou Temple and Big...
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    Hospital Dongdan Campus Quanjude Temple of Heaven The Malls at Oriental Plaza Tiananmen Square Yonghe Temple (Lama Temple) Zhengyangmen China Railway stations...
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    Chinese). However, there are many Tibetan Buddhist temples as far as northeast China, the Yonghe Temple in Beijing being an example. There are controversies...
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    Jile Temple (simplified Chinese: 极乐寺; traditional Chinese: 極樂寺; pinyin: Jílè Sì; lit. 'Temple of Bliss') of Harbin, China, is the largest Buddhist building...
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    Hospital Dongdan Campus Quanjude Temple of Heaven The Malls at Oriental Plaza Tiananmen Square Yonghe Temple (Lama Temple) Zhengyangmen China Railway stations...
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    Hospital Dongdan Campus Quanjude Temple of Heaven The Malls at Oriental Plaza Tiananmen Square Yonghe Temple (Lama Temple) Zhengyangmen China Railway stations...
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    Paifangs at the West Lake, Hangzhou, China. Paifangs at the entrance to Yonghe Temple, Beijing, China. Pailou at the China Martial Arts Hall, Jinshitan, Dalian...
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    Yonghe Temple of Beijing, China  India The Taj Mahal of Agra, Uttar Pradesh The Great Stupa of Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple of...
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    Lingyin Temple (simplified Chinese: 灵隐寺; traditional Chinese: 靈隱寺; pinyin: Língyǐn Sì) is a prominent Chan Buddhist temple near Hangzhou that is renowned...
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    Tianning Temple (Beijing) Tongjiao Temple Wanshou Temple Wofo Temple Xifeng Temple Xihuang Temple Yonghe Temple Yunju Temple Zhenjue Temple Zhihua Temple Ciyun...
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    Buddha statues and sacrificial vessels to Guoqing Temple. The committee went to the Palace Museum, Yonghe Lamasery, Beijing Cultural Relics Management Office...
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    Linggu Temple (simplified Chinese: 灵谷寺; traditional Chinese: 靈谷寺; pinyin: Línggǔ Sì; lit. 'Spirit Valley Temple') is a famous Buddhist temple in Nanjing...
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    Beijing, and the building of temples in the Tibetan style, such as Xumi Fushou Temple, the Puning Temple and Putuo Zongcheng Temple (modeled after the potala...
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  • commander and rebelled on his orders. Though the mutineers captured the Yonghe Temple and threw Beijing into chaos, their revolt was quickly suppressed. Following...
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    Jinge Temple (simplified Chinese: 金阁寺; traditional Chinese: 金閣寺; pinyin: Jīngé Sì), or "Golden Pavilion Temple", is a Buddhist temple in Shanxi province...
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    by national cultural heritage preservation funds.On the other hand, Yonghe Temple in Beijing considers coin tossing disruptive to the order of the scenic...
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    Chinese guardian lion in old Beijing, China A guardian lion outside Yonghe Temple, Beijing The Iron Lion of Cangzhou, cast in 953 AD, is the largest known...
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    Dafo Temple (Chinese: 大佛寺; pinyin: Dàfó Sì) is a famous Buddhist temple in Zhejiang and has a long history of more than 1600 years. This Temple is the...
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    districts that composed the city center. The district was renowned for the Temple of Heaven and Longtan Park, as well as housing the two original (and the...
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