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White Cloud Temple
The archway in front of the entrance to the temple site
Religion
AffiliationTaoism
Location
LocationBeijing, China
Geographic coordinates39°53′56″N 116°20′17″E / 39.8989°N 116.338°E / 39.8989; 116.338
Architecture
Completed14th Century
Ming dynasty
White Cloud Temple
Traditional Chinese白雲觀
Simplified Chinese白云观
Literal meaningTemple of the White Cloud(s)
Tianchang Temple
Traditional Chinese天長觀
Simplified Chinese天长观
Literal meaningTemple of Heavenly Perpetuity
Changchun Temple
Traditional Chinese長春宮
Simplified Chinese长春宫
Literal meaningPalace of Eternal Spring
Palace of Master Changchun

The White Cloud Temple, also known as Baiyun Temple or the Abbey or Monastery of the White Clouds, is a Taoist temple and monastery located in Beijing, China. It is one of "The Three Great Ancestral Courts" of the Quanzhen School of Taoism and is titled "The First Temple under Heaven".

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