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Yonghe - Lama Temple

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Wonder Type: Cultural

Country: China

Best of: Architecture, Temple, Buddhism

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The Yonghe Temple ("Palace of Peace and Harmony"), also known as the Yonghe Lamasery, or popularly as the Lama Temple, is a temple and monastery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism located in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. The building and artwork of the temple is a combination of Han Chinese and Tibetan styles. [More Details]

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