Chinese Buddhist Library and Cultural Relics Museum

　　    The Chinese Buddhist Library and Cultural Relics Museum is a religious cultural relics museum. It is located within Fayuan Temple in Xuanwu District, Beijing. Established in 1980. Fayuan Temple is a temple with a long history of 1,300 years. It is situated on Fayuansi Qianjie in Xuanwu District and is one of the oldest temples in Beijing. Originally built during the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, it was constructed by Emperor Li Shimin to commemorate soldiers who died in the eastern campaigns and was then called Minci Temple (Temple of Compassion). After several periods of prosperity and decline, it was renovated during the Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty and renamed Fayuan Temple. In 1865, the Chinese Buddhist Academy was established here, and in 1973, the temple underwent comprehensive restoration and was listed as a municipal-level cultural relics protection unit.

　　    Source: Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development