It was built in 1577 during the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty to store Chinese Buddhist scriptures. It later became a permanent celebration place for the imperial families of the Ming and Qing dynasties.[1]
The Wanshou Temple was known as one of Beijing's most important temples, and it was declared as one of Beijing's "Key Cultural Heritage of Preservation" in August 1979.[1] The Beijing Art Museum housed in the Wanshou Temple has also collected and preserved precious historical relics such as bronze and jade articles of Shang and Zhou dynasties (17th - 3rd centuries B.C), and ancient art treasures such as porcelains, earthenwares, enamels, carved lacquer ware, ivory carving, wood carving, and many relics from past dynasties;[1] it has a permanent collection of 70,000 items.[2]
Among the most important items displayed in the museum includes Chinese paintings and calligraphy from the Ming and Qing dynasties since 1368, Chinese weavings and embroideries of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and ancient coins of China and other countries.[1] Modern Chinese, Japanese and other Asian arts and crafts and paintings are also displayed in the museum.[1]
Wanshou Temple reopened on 16 September 2022 after a five-year renovation.[3]
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wanshou, temple, simplified, chinese, 万寿寺, traditional, chinese, 萬壽寺, pinyin, wànshòu, temple, located, wanshousi, road, zizhuyuan, subdistrict, haidian, district, beijing, addition, being, buddhist, temple, also, houses, beijing, museum, 北京艺术博物馆, 北京藝術博物館, ove. The Wanshou Temple simplified Chinese 万寿寺 traditional Chinese 萬壽寺 pinyin Wanshou Si is a temple located at No 121 Wanshousi Road Zizhuyuan Subdistrict Haidian District Beijing In addition to being a Buddhist temple the Wanshou Temple also houses the Beijing Art Museum 北京艺术博物馆 北京藝術博物館 Wanshou TempleOverview of the Wanshou Temple complexReligionAffiliationBuddhismLocationLocationNo 121 Wanshousi Road Zizhuyuan Subdistrict Haidian District BeijingCountryChinaLocation in BeijingGeographic coordinates39 56 45 N 116 18 19 E 39 94583 N 116 30528 E 39 94583 116 30528ArchitectureCompleted1577 It was built in 1577 during the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty to store Chinese Buddhist scriptures It later became a permanent celebration place for the imperial families of the Ming and Qing dynasties 1 The Wanshou Temple was known as one of Beijing s most important temples and it was declared as one of Beijing s Key Cultural Heritage of Preservation in August 1979 1 The Beijing Art Museum housed in the Wanshou Temple has also collected and preserved precious historical relics such as bronze and jade articles of Shang and Zhou dynasties 17th 3rd centuries B C and ancient art treasures such as porcelains earthenwares enamels carved lacquer ware ivory carving wood carving and many relics from past dynasties 1 it has a permanent collection of 70 000 items 2 Among the most important items displayed in the museum includes Chinese paintings and calligraphy from the Ming and Qing dynasties since 1368 Chinese weavings and embroideries of the Ming and Qing dynasties and ancient coins of China and other countries 1 Modern Chinese Japanese and other Asian arts and crafts and paintings are also displayed in the museum 1 Wanshou Temple reopened on 16 September 2022 after a five year renovation 3 An entrance A tower Hallway A pagoda located inside one of the hallsTransport editWanshousi stationReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wanshou Temple a b c d e Beijing Museums Beijing Art Museum in Chinese Archived from the original on 2012 06 15 Retrieved 2012 06 02 历经五年修缮 京西小故宫 万寿寺重新开放 2022 09 16 Archived from the original on 2022 09 16 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wanshou Temple amp oldid 1171563739, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
