The Temple of Sleeping Buddha, located at the foot of the Longevity Hill, together with the Fragrant Hill, the Temple of Azure Clouds and the Beijing Botanical Garden forms a popular tourist area, about 30 kilometers west of Beijing. It was first built in the Reign of Zhenguan (627-649) in Tang Dynasty, named the Temple of Longevity which renovated and renamed in Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties. In the Year 12 of the Reign of Yongzheng, it was given another name: the Temple of Universal Awakening. Because the temple is noted for its huge statue of recumbent Buddha cast in Yuan Dynasty, it is generally referred to as the Temple of Sleeping Buddha.
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