Beiyue Temple
Former Taoist temple in Hebei, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Beiyue Temple (Chinese: 北岳庙) is a Taoist temple located in Quyang, Hebei Province, China. The temple was used to make sacrifices to Mount Heng by the emperors of the Song dynasty while the mountain was occupied by the Liao dynasty. The Dening Hall of the temple is the largest, earliest and one of the most important extant wooden buildings built in the Yuan dynasty.[1][2] The temple also contains three gates, an octagonal pavilion and many ancient stelae.
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Taoism |
Province | Hebei |
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Location | Quyang |
Geographic coordinates | 38°37′19.20″N 114°41′28.14″E |
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Completed | 1270 Yuan dynasty |
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Traditional Chinese | 北嶽廟 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 北岳庙 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | "Northern Peak Temple" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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