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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[file: Biyun Temple.JPEG|thumb|200px|left|Biyun Temple]]<br /> Located by [[Fragrant Hills Park]] in [[Western Hills]], '''Biyun Temple''' (Temple of Azure Clouds 碧云寺) is worth of a visit if you come to the park. Originally a convent, in the [[Yuan Dynasty]] a temple was built on the site of it. In 1748 during the [[Qing Dynasty]], further expansion was made to it by adding the Hall of the Five-hundred Arhats following the model of the [[Temple of Pure Benevolence]] (Jingcisi) in [[Hangzhou]] and the [[Diamond Throne Pagoda]] at the back of temple. This temple became a popular spot for excursions by the emperors in Qing times. Unlike other temples in the city, it has a vast area and was built on an east-west axis following the contours of the terrain on several levels.<br /> <br /> After Dr. [[Sun Yat-sen]] (Sun Zhongshan), forerunner of the China's democratic revolution, died in 1925, his coffin was placed in the pagoda before being moved to [[Nanjing]] in 1929. His clothes and hat are still sealed in the pagoda.<br /> [[category:tourism]]<br /> [[category:temple]]</div>

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