White Cloud Temple (Baiyunguan) is the largest and most popular Taoist site in Beijing, serving as an active place of worship, an ancestral shrine, a reliquary, and as headquarters for the Chinese Taoism Association. The existing temple buildings date back as far as 1706. Until its recent restoration, the site had been used as a barracks for some years.  View more photos

Taoism is one of the most important philosophy and religion embedded into the fabric of Chinese Culture.

Ms. Wang Yi E, chief editor of the magazine China Taoism, will guide us through the beautiful White Cloud Monastery and explain the functions of all the halls and rooms, and all the spirits and deities enthrined within. 

Get to know Taoism, indigenous religion of China through a tour to the White Cloud Temple (Bai Yun Guan) !

We’ll meet outside the entrance of the Monastery, next to the ticket office, looking for the CCC flag.

Address:  East of the Baiyun Road, Fu Xing Men Wai Dajie, Xicheng District.(southwest of the old Beijing)
Address in Chinese: 白云观，北京市西城区复兴门外白云路东侧。