Lama Temple

12 Yonghegong Dajie, Beijxinqiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100007, China Phone: 010-64044499

About

The Yonghe Temple, also known as the "Palace of Peace and Harmony Lama Temple", the "Yonghe Lamasery", or - popularly - the "Lama Temple" is a temple and monastery of the Geluk School of Tibetan Buddhism located in the northeastern part of Beijing, China. It is one of the largest and most important Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in the world. The building and the artworks of the temple is a combination of Han Chinese and Tibetan styles.

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"must-visit in beijing, if only for its unbelievable buddha statue made entirely of one single piece of sacred tree; 2) must-go place for prayers; 3) avoid the crowd during national holidays"

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"entrance 25 rmb including a small cd"

"1) a must-visit in beijing, if only for its unbelievable buddha statue made entirely of one single piece of sacred tree; 2) must-go place for prayers; 3) avoid the crowd during national holidays"

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"it's a good place to pray!"

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"avoid the crowd during national holidays"

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