Baiyun Guan

This article covers the Beijing White Cloud Temple. For more meanings of the word Baiyun Guan ("Temple of the White Clouds"), see Baiyun Guan (Disambiguation) .

Baiyun Guan (White Cloud Temple)

White Clouds Temple

The Beijing Baiyun Guan ( Chinese  北京 白云观 , Pinyin Běijīng Báiyún Guàn , W.-G. Pai-yün Kuan , English White Cloud Temple  - "Temple of the White Clouds") is a Daoist temple. It is the seat of the Chinese Daoist Society ( Chinese  中国 道教 学会 , Pinyin Zhōngguó Dàojiào Xuéhuì ) and the Chinese Daoist Academy ( Chinese  中国 道 学院 , Pinyin Zhōngguó Dàoxué Yuàn ).

Qiu Chuji lived here for a long time and was buried here. The temple is the headquarters of the Daoist Quanzhen School ( Chinese  全真道 , Pinyin Quánzhēn Dào ).

It has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (5-199) since 2001 .

Web links

Commons : Baiyun Guan  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Baiyun Guan
• Baiyun Temple and Daoism (Li Yangzheng)
• Taoism and the Temple of the White Clouds
• The Temple of White Clouds - a visit for insiders

Coordinates: 39 ° 53 ′ 56.1 ″  N , 116 ° 20 ′ 15.2 ″  E