Last updated 2026-11-12 — The Guanyin Temple Overpass Building is located on Guancaiyuan Shangjie in Xuanwu District, situated between Guancaiyuan Shangjie and Zixin Road. The West Guanyin Temple is on the west side of the road, facing south, with a four-story hall; the East Guanyin Temple is on the east side of the road, comprising only 51 rooms. The two temples are connected by an overpass building, which forms an arched gateway underneath. It is the only surviving physical example of an overpass building in old Beijing. On the south side of the overpass are the characters “觉岸” (Ju’an), and on the north side are the characters “金绳” (Jinsheng), both carved in April of the tenth year of the Daoguang reign (1831). The overpass building represents a unique form of temple architecture in Beijing.