The Beijing Changchun Temple () is a
Buddhist temple
A Buddhist temple or Buddhist monastery is the place of worship for Buddhists, the followers of Buddhism. They include the structures called vihara, chaitya, stupa, wat and pagoda in different regions and languages. Temples in Buddhism represen ...
in
Xuanwu District,
Beijing,
China
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. The temple also houses the Xuanwu Cultural Museum.
History
The temple was first built by the
Wanli Emperor's mother in 1592 during the
Ming dynasty. The temple was heavily damaged by the
1679 Sanhe-Pinggu earthquake
The 1679 Sanhe-Pinggu earthquake () was a major quake that struck the Zhili (Greater Beijing) region in Qing China on the morning of September 2, 1679. It is the largest recorded surface rupture event to have occurred in the North China Plain. ...
, and was never really restored to its former glory, and later became a storage space for coffins. Following the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the temple was transformed into housing. In 2001, the temple was put under cultural protection and went through an extensive renovation costing nearly 200 million RMB. In 2005 the temple reopened as the Xuanwu Cultural Museum.
Layout
The temple is organized around one main courtyard which contains three halls. Adjoining the temple is the Xuanwu Municipal Bureau of Tourism.
Location
The temple is located at 9 Changchun Jie in Xuanwu District, Beijing.
References
Plaque at the temple{{Buddhist temples in Beijing
Buddhist temples in Beijing