White Stupa Temple
No. 171, Fuchengmen Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
Description:
The White Stupa Temple, also known as Miaoying Temple, is an ancient Buddhist temple in Beijing. It was built in 1271. The temple building consists of four halls. Behind it rises a white stupa with a height of 51 meters. It is the oldest and largest Tibetan stupa in China, preserved to our time. At the top of the stupa is a small bronze pagoda. Many ancient relics are kept in the temple halls, some of which were found in the stupa itself during restoration work in 1978. The Juliushen Hall houses three well-preserved wooden statues of Qing Dynasty Buddhas.