{"id":9466,"date":"2023-06-11T01:51:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T17:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=9466"},"modified":"2023-06-11T20:46:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T12:46:27","slug":"wanshou-temple-in-beijing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-excursions\/wanshou-temple-in-beijing","title":{"rendered":"How to Visit Wanshou Temple in Beijing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wanshou Temple (\u4e07\u5bff\u5bfa\uff09 in Chinese means \u201cLongevity Temple\u201d or \u201cWanshousi\u201d. Wanshou Temple is one of the most important remaining imperial temples in Beijing. It was first constructed between 881 and 884 in Tang Dynasty ( 618 -907). Its name was changed for the present Wanshou Temple in 1577 during the reign of Wanli Emperor ((1563 \u2013 1620) in Ming Dynasty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABCs of Wanshou Temple<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wanshou Temple was also favoured by Kangxi Emperor(1654-1722), Qianlong Emperor (1711 \u20131799) and Guangxu Emperor (1871 \u2013 1908) in Qing Dynasty. Wanshou Temple went through several repairs and revamps through Qing Dynasty. Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908) often used the temple as a stopover between Summer Palace and Forbidden City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Wanshou Temple houses Beijing Art Museum, (\u5317\u4eac\u827a\u672f\u535a\u7269\u9986). The museum has a permanent collection of  over 1 70,000 things \u2013 porcelains, earthenwares, enamels, carved lacquer ware, ivory carving, wood carving and etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plan your Beijing tour<\/a>?\u00a0 After you have visited some must-see attractions in Beijing<\/a> like Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall, you may consider choosing Wanshou Temple, which will offer you some glimpses into Beijing\u2019 religion, arts and architecture in Ming and Qing dynasties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On May 25, 2006, Wanshou Temple was listed as China\u2019s key protection cultural relics in the name of China\u2019s ancient architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to get there?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wanshou Temple is closed on Monday. Wanshou Temple is located in the northwest of Beijing, not far from Summer Place. Its official address is North Road, Xishanhuan, Haidian District, Beijing. You may take bus 300, 323 or 374 and get off at Wanshou Temple Stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tel: 6841 3380
Entrance fee: CNY20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virtual Tour of Wanshou Temple<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is the Temple Gate. Above the gate is a picture depicting one hundred bats flying between the blue sky and the cloud, which implies that people coming here will have good luck.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Temple Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Outside the Temple Gate of Wanshou Temple is the famous river in Beijing \u2013 Changhe (Long River). The 9km Changhe River, also known as  Royal River or Gaoliang River in Ming Dynasty, is the only river with some connection with the imperial family in Qing Dynasty. Beijing <\/a>b<\/a>o<\/a>at tour<\/a> on Change River is an interesting outside activity in  Beijing.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Beijing boat tour<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Entering the Temple Gate, you will see the Hall of Deva Kings. It used to be the statues of the four heavenly kings on both sides of the hall.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the Hall of the Deva Kings, is the main hall, the Mahavira Hall (Baxiong BaoDian), worshipping the founder of Buddhism.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Mahavira Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

North of the Main Hall is the Wanshou Tower. The Wanshou Tower is the place for preaching that monastery.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Wanshou Tower<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

After the preaching hall is a pile of rockeries, a symbol of the three religious mountains. Red wooden sticks indicates good luck, which are bound around trees inside Wanshou Temple.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Red wooden sticks indicates good luck<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Beautiful Traditional Architecture<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

This yard gate was built in 1761 in Qing Dynasty. It is a half Chinese and half western. Its arched top is the French structure style.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Its arched top is the French structure style<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Tip: Hassle-free Beijing Guided Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,  here are some options for Beijing guided tours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beijing Day Tour<\/a>
Beijing Tour Packages<\/a>
Great Wall Tour<\/a>
Beijing City Tour<\/a>
Beijing Winter Tour<\/a>
Beijing Autumn Tour<\/a>
Car Rental in Beijing<\/a>
Beijing Tours<\/a>
China City Tours<\/a>
China Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Best Time to Visit Beijing<\/a>
How to plan a trip to Beijing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Attractions in Beijing<\/a>
How to Visit Forbidden City<\/a>
How to Visit Temple of Heaven<\/a>
How to Visit Summer Palace<\/a>
How to Visit Ming Tombs<\/a>
How to Visit the Great Wall of China<\/a>
How to Visit Tiananmen Square<\/a>
How to Visit Hutongs<\/a>
How to Visit Olympic Sites<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 10 Markets in Beijing<\/a>
Top 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing<\/a>
Beijing Shopping<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wangfujing Walking Street<\/a>
Qianmen Commercial Street<\/a>
Gui Jie ( Ghost Street) Food Street<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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