Beijing Dongyue Temple
| Beijing Dongyue Temple | |
|---|---|
Temple of the Eastern Peak in Beijing | |
 Main shrine | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Taoism |
| Location | |
| Location | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Geographic coordinates | 39°55′25″N 116°26′16″E / 39.92361°N 116.43778°E |
The Temple of the Eastern Peak in Beijing (simplified Chinese: 北京东岳庙; traditional Chinese: 北京東嶽廟; pinyin: Běijīng Dōngyuè Miào) is a
History
The Eastern Peak Temple was founded in 1319.
During the chaos that ensued during the
Layout
The temple is organized around three main courtyards, it has 376 rooms and covers 4.7 hectares. The courtyards hold a collection of stone tablets. About 140 stone tablets dating from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties as well as from the early republican era of China are thought to have once stood in the temple, 90 tablets remain today. Among the remaining tablets is a Yuan dynasty tablet with calligraphy by Zhao Mengfu. This tablet is the only remaining piece in a set of four, its inscription give an account of the life of the temple founder Zhang Liusun and consists of 2786 characters in total.
The three main halls of the temple are Yude Hall, Daizongbao Hall, and Yuhuang Hall. Yude Hall displays statues made from Jinsi Nanmu wood, among them statues of the gods of heaven, earth, and water. The temple once contained more than 3000 steles in total of which about 1000 have been preserved. Surrounding the central courtyard is a succession of small rooms that open to the courtyard and each display an ensemble of plaster statues depicting one of the "seventy-six wings" of the Taoist pantheon.
An archway with three gates and a cover of green and yellow glazed tiles that also belongs to the temple complex has been separated by the public road.
Location
The address of the temple is Dongyue Miao, 141 Chaowai Dajie, Chaoyang District, Beijing (东岳庙朝阳门外大街141号). It is located about 500 meters east of the Chaoyangmen subway station.
See also
- Other Dongyue temples
References
- ^ "Beijing Dongyue Temple". Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
- ^ Johnson, Ian (8 June 2016). "China's memory manipulators". The Guardian.
External links
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| National | |
