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Wanshou Temple 万寿寺Wànshòu Sì
National heritage site · Beijing, Beijing
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Beijing
- Region
- Beijing
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Wanshou Temple
Founded in 1577 under the Wanli Emperor to store Buddhist scriptures, Wanshou Temple became an imperial temple and was enlarged under the Qing into a complex of temple halls, a travelling palace and gardens. A museum since 1987, it reopened in 2022 after a five-year restoration and in July 2026 was renamed the Wanshou Temple Museum (formerly the Beijing Art Museum), with displays on the temple's history, Buddhist statues, auspicious objects and traditional furniture.
How to get to Wanshou Temple
Beside the Changhe River in Haidian District, about 9 km north-west of Tiananmen and just north-west of Purple Bamboo Park, a short walk from Wanshousi station on Metro Line 16. Closed on Mondays.
Nearby
- Prince Gong's Mansion 恭王府 under 10 km
A Qing courtyard mansion and rock garden, home first to a corrupt minister, then a prince - Summer Palace 颐和园 under 10 km
An imperial lakeside garden of painted corridors, temple-topped hills and a marble boat - Old Summer Palace 圆明园 under 10 km
Broken marble arches of Qing European-style palaces beside lakes of summer lotus - Shichahai 什刹海 under 10 km
Three linked lakes ringed by hutongs and lakeside bars, with open-air skating in winter - Beihai Park 北海公园 under 10 km
A former imperial lake garden crowned by a white Tibetan-style stupa on its island
Also within 20 km: Purple Bamboo Park 紫竹院公园 (under 10 km), Zhenjue Temple 真觉寺 (under 10 km), Beijing Planetarium 北京天文馆 (under 10 km), Pagoda of Cishou Temple 慈寿寺塔 (under 10 km), Beijing Zoo 北京动物园 (under 10 km), Beijing Aquarium 北京海洋馆 (under 10 km).
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