Announcing
the history of Beijing Lama Temple
Lama Temple, or Yanghegong, has a long history. It was originally built
in 1694 and originally used as official residence for court eunuchs
of the Ming dynasty and was converted to the royal court of Prince Yongzheng(Yin
Zhen) a son of Emperor Kang Xi of the Qing Dynasty. Before he ascended
the throne, during the 33rd year (1693) of Kangxi's reign of the Qing
dynasty, it was renamed Yonghegong.
After the
prince came to the throne in 1723, half of the residence was used as
an imperial palace and the other half was converted to a lamasery, a monastery for Mongolian and Buddhist Monks as
it remains today.
Lama Temple is now a typical Tibetan Monastery. Having been closed for
many years during the Cultural Revolution it was refurbished
and reopened in 1980. Zhou Enlai is said to have saved it from
destruction during that time. It is now a working monastery with Mongolian
Monks.
Beijing Tour Routes Covers Lama Temple
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