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| Western Yellow Temple (Xihuangsi) |
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Considered to be one of the finest monuments of Lamaism (a branch
of Buddhism) in the city of Beijing, Western Yellow Temple (Xihuangsi)
stands approximately 2 kilometers north of the Ring Road on Huangsi
Lu in the Andingmenwai District.
There were originally two temple of the kind: Eastern and Western
Yellow Temples and the Eastern Temple was demolished in 1958 during
the period of the Great Leap Forward. The temple was built in the
year of 1652 following the construction of the Eastern Temple the
year before as a temporary accommodation for the Dalai Lama's visit
to Beijing. In the years following that, the temple had been used
as a site for the performance of the "devil dances" that
took place on the 13th and 15th days of the first lunar month in the
new year. These dances still take place even today in a Lama Temple
nearby. |
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