White Cloud Temple

White Cloud Temple
The archway in front of the entrance to the temple site
Religion
AffiliationTaoism
Location
LocationBeijing, China
Geographic coordinates39°53′56″N 116°20′17″E / 39.8989°N 116.338°E / 39.8989; 116.338
Architecture
Completed14th Century
Ming dynasty
White Cloud Temple
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaningTemple of the White Cloud(s)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBáiyún Gùan
Wade–GilesPai-yün Kuan
Tianchang Temple
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaningTemple of Heavenly Perpetuity
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTiāncháng Guàn
Wade–GilesT‘ien-chang Kuan
Changchun Temple
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaningPalace of Eternal Spring
Palace of Master Changchun
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChángchūn Gōng
Wade–GilesCh‘ang-ch‘un Kong

The White Cloud Temple, also known as Baiyun Temple or the Abbey or Monastery of the White Clouds, is a Taoist temple and monastery located in Beijing, China. It is one of "The Three Great Ancestral Courts" of the Quanzhen School of Taoism and is titled "The First Temple under Heaven".


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