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Five-Pagoda Temple (W? Ta Sì)
Five-Pagoda Temple (W? Ta Sì) Review
Hidden among trees just behind the zoo and set amid carved stones, the temple's five pagodas reveal obvious Indian influences. It was built during the Yongle years of the Ming Dynasty (1403-1424), in honor of an Indian Buddhist who came to China and presented a temple blueprint to the emperor. Elaborate carvings of curvaceous figures, floral patterns, birds, and hundreds of Buddhas decorate the pagodas. Also on the grounds is the Beijing Art Museum of Stone Carvings, with its collection of some 1,000 stelae and stone figures.
- Address: 24 Wuta Si, Baishiqiao Lu, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081
- Phone: 010/6217-3543
- Cost: Y20
- Hours: Tues.--Sun. 9--4
- Location: Haidian District
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