Wanshou Temple
The Wanshou Temple (simplified Chinese: 万寿寺; traditional Chinese: 萬壽寺; pinyin: Wànshòu Sì) is a temple located at No.121, Wanshousi Road, Zizhuyuan Subdistrict, Haidian District, Beijing. In addition to being a Buddhist temple, the Wanshou Temple also houses the Beijing Art Museum (北京艺术博物馆 / 北京藝術博物館). It was built in 1577 during the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty to store Chinese Buddhist scriptures. It later became a permanent celebration place for the imperial families of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Wanshou Temple was known as one of Beijing's most important temples, and it was declared as one of Beijing's "Key Cultural Heritage of Preservation" in August 1979.