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Five Padoga Temple 五塔寺

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Part of A Better Guide to Běijīng
’s coverage of Northwest Beyond the Zoo

The single remaining ancient building at what is properly the Zhēnjué Sì (真觉寺, Temple of True Enlightenment) gives the site its modern name…


Běijīng World Art Museum 中华世纪坛世界艺术馆

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Part of A Better Guide to Běijīng
’s coverage of West of the Imperial City

This bizarre circular building, its tilted roof making it look like a giant sundial, is the Altar to the Century (中华世纪坛, China Century…


Poly Art Museum 保利艺术博物馆

朝阳门南大街新保利大厦
Part of A Better Guide to Běijīng
’s coverage of North and East of the Imperial City

This two-room museum high in the New Poly Plaza building is one of Běijīng’s finest, although it amounts only to a single room of bronzes…


Wànshòu Sì 万寿寺

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Part of A Better Guide to Běijīng
’s coverage of Northwest Beyond the Zoo

The Wànshòu Sì (Longevity Temple) was built in 1577 during the reign of the Míng Wànlì emperor by a rich eunuch who shortly afterwards became a victim of court…