Beijing Museum of Stone Carvings

ZHENJUE Temple, near Baishiqiao inBeijing's Haidian District, is famousfor stone carvings engraved on theexterior of its Buddha Pedestal. It hasbeen chosen as the site for the BeijingMuseum of Stone Carvings.Zhenjue Temple, also known as Wuta (FivePagodas) Temple, was built during the reign ofEmperor Yongle (1403-1425) of the Ming Dynasty,and suffered damage during the late Qing Dynasty.In 1937, an enclosing wall was built to protect itsancient pagodas.Stone carvings are currently …