Beiding Niangniang Temple Temple The Olympic Park & the Northern Axis
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The Olympic Park & the Northern Axis · 39.989°N 116.384°E Free Closure day
The small Ming temple to the goddess Bixia Yuanjun beside the Water Cube — the 'north peak' of the five temples that ringed the Ming and Qing city, 500-odd years old, and the one building on the Olympic site that predates it. The story every guide tells is true in outline: the 2008 plan put the Water Cube on top of it, the temple stayed and the Cube's footprint shifted north, which is why the bubble box sits where it does. Run since then as a branch of the Beijing Folk Customs Museum, free, 8:30-16:30 — a five-minute courtyard of red walls in a plaza of steel.
Before you go A small courtyard with a good story — five minutes, and only because you are already at the Water Cube. The halls are shut on Mondays (museum guide); treat it as a bonus, not a stop. Something wrong here? Tell us → Not this Not Dongyue Temple — that is the parent museum at Chaoyangmen with the 76 departments; this is its small branch on the Olympic site. Not only a fertility shrine — Bixia Yuanjun is the Taoist goddess of Mount Tai, the same deity as at the other four 'peaks'. Hours · Tickets · Booking + Add to trip Admission Free Free (museum notice, 2026)Verified · source published 2026-09 Source ↗ Hours 8:30-16:30, ticket sales and entry end 16:00Verified · source published 2026-09 Source ↗ Closed Grounds open daily; exhibition halls closed MondaysVerified Source ↗ ID Not published Ask before you go: 010-84504151
Landmark Immediately north-west of the Water Cube, on the west side of the Olympic Park central zone
Address Beichen West Rd, Olympic Park, ChaoyangNavigate ↗ Copy
Entrance Line 8 Olympic Green station, Exit B, then 600 m north-west past the Water Cube; the gate faces south
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How to book Walk in, no booking (museum notice, April 2026: 入馆参观无需预约); enquiries 010-84504151 (opening hours) Verified · source published 2026-09 Source ↗
Beat the crowds Rarely more than a handful of visitors. Drop in on your way between the Cube and the Crafts Museum.
Language Bilingual plaque at the gate; the halls are Chinese-only.
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A quick stop beside the Water Cube ▾ Free, no booking; halls shut on Mondays ▾ Festival days are when the 150-person cap matters ▾ Expect courtyards and main hall, not exhibitions ▾ Look at the ground plan against the Cube ▾ Pair nearby venues before considering Dongyue Temple ▾ Avoid goddess-festival days for the quietest visit ▾ Walk in free, but exhibitions may remain closed ▾
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The northern one of Beijing's five goddess temples ▾ The Water Cube moved north to save it ▾ Beijing · 北京 · Haoliday Atlas