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The Western Returned Scholars Association is located at No. 111 Nanheyuan Street, Dongcheng District, and is listed as one of Beijing's Eighth Batch of Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units. Established in 1913, it was founded to unite overseas Chinese who studied in Europe and America and encourage them to return to contribute to the nation’s development. The original site of the association was the Chongzhi Palace of the Eastern Imperial Park during the Ming Dynasty, which was converted into Pusheng Temple in the eighth year of the Shunzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1651), commonly known as Shidazi Temple. It served as the residence in Beijing of the Mongolian eminent monk Namo Khan. In 1915, members of the Western Returned Scholars Association pooled funds to purchase the temple, renovated and rebuilt it into their clubhouse. The original temple covered an area of approximately 2,700 square meters, with main structures including a three-bay second gate, a three-bay main hall, and three-bay east and west side halls, all interconnected by surrounding corridors. The street-facing main gate was newly built in modern times. This building holds landmark significance for the Eastern Imperial Park of the Ming Dynasty’s imperial city, and bears high commemorative value regarding the religious and ethnic policies of the early Qing Dynasty, as well as the history of modern science, democracy, and --.

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The Western Returned Scholars Association is a Beijing Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The Western Returned Scholars Association is located at No. 111 Nanheyuan Street, Dongcheng District, and is listed as one of Beijing's Eighth Batch of Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Established in 1913, it was founded to unite overseas Chinese who studied in Europe and America and encourage them to return to contribute to the nation’s development. The original site of the association was the Chongzhi Palace of the Eastern Imperial Park during the Ming Dynasty, which was converted into Pusheng Temple in the eighth year of the Shunzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1651), commonly known as Shidazi Temple. It served as the residence in Beijing of the Mongolian eminent monk Namo Khan. In 1915, members of the Western Returned Scholars Association pooled funds to purchase the temple, renovated and rebuilt it into their clubhouse. The original temple covered an area of approximately 2,700 square meters, with main structures including a three-bay second gate, a three-bay main hall, and three-bay east and west side halls, all interconnected by surrounding corridors. The street-facing main gate was newly built in modern times. This building holds landmark significance for the Eastern Imperial Park of the Ming Dynasty’s imperial city, and bears high commemorative value regarding the religious and ethnic policies of the early Qing Dynasty, as well as the history of modern science, democracy, and --.