Ancient Temples in Beijing

Beijing is almost like a 'museum of temples' built over 1,500 years. In the past decade, some have been turned in museums: Ancient Bell Museum in the Great Bell Temple, Stela Exhibition Hall in the Zhengjue Temple, Scriptures Exhibition Hall in the Yunju Temple, Art Museum in the Wanshou Temple and Commercial Museum in the Baoguo Temple. The ancient temples in Beijing, like the Palace Museum, the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs, are a part of the brilliant cultural heritage of China. These temples are grounds for religious activities and also serve as material for sculpture, painting, literature and folklore. Ancient Temples in Beijing is a remarkable and intensely colourful volume and details twenty-nine sites. Chinese and English text and captions.