Description:
- Locals call this Five-Pagoda Temple because of the five pagodas erected here. Its real name is the True Awakening Temple. Built in 1473, it is a copy of the Gaya Temple in India. The temple was looted and burned to the ground twice. Today, the only extant relic is the monumental diamond throne with the small pagodas. The temple no longer has monks and now is used as a museum to house 1,200 stone carvings from ancient times.
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Contact:
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- tel: +86 10 6262 2895 (Beijing Tourist Information Center)
Address:
- North of Beijing Zoo
- Haidian District
- Beijing, Beijing 100081
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Hai Dian DistrictHours:
- M-Su 8:40a-4p
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- No Sweat
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