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The Miaoying Temple (), also known as the "White Stupa Temple" (), is a Chinese Buddhist temple on the north side of Fuchengmennei Street in Xicheng District of Beijing. There were temples built on the sites since the Liao and Yuan dynasties. The temple's famous white stupa also dates to the Yuan Dynasty. However, the present-building dates to the Ming dynasty as well as its given name, "Miaoying Si", meaning "Temple of Marvellous Response". In 1961, then Chinese Premier Zhou En-lai signed a Proclamation stating that the Temple was to be protected as a National Treasure. This Proclamation kept the White Stupa safe during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s. In 1976, the temple was seriously damaged by the Tangshan earthquake. The top of stupa tilted to one side, and the bricks and mortar supporting the stupa crumbled off, and many relics were broken. In 1978, the Beijing Department of Cultural Relics undertook the task of repairing and renovating the temple. The courtyards, the four corner-pavilions, the Hall of the Buddhas of the Three Ages, the Hall of the Heavenly Kings (Tianwangdian) in front of the stupa, the Hall of the Seven Buddhas and the stupa itself were repaired and renovated. As of 2010, the Stupa complex is currently undergoing another renovation. Image:Miaoyingsi baita.jpg|The White Dagoba Image:Miaoyingsi shanmen.jpg|The gate of the temple Image:Statue of Araniko in Miaoying Temple.jpg|Statue of the Nepali architect, Araniko, who helped construct the temple's dagoba Image:Miaoying Temple white stupa 1.jpg|From the sideview ==See also== * History of Beijing * Beihai Park, the location of another famous White Dagoba in Beijing 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Miaoying Temple」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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