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The building I'd like to talk about is White Cloud Temple. It is located on the west side of Beijing. It is not very far from a subway station. I go there probably two or more times a year. It's a Taoist temple,probably the most active Taoist temple in Beijing. I am not a Taoist ,and go there not just for pray. I really try to take a trip to find some time to relax myself. During the Spring Festival people jam into it because they hold the best carnival during Spring Festival. We call it Miao Hui, which means temple fair. At that time the temple is crowded,but most other times it is quite peaceful,and is a good place to get away form all the people. I like the building mainly because it is simple and it seems to blend in well with its environment. All the temples don't occupy a large area,but they seem very powerful. The doors and windows are finely carved. I am impressed by the balanced style of this temple. The small praying hall is very serene. It has a nice pool and bridge. The Taoist motifs are quite simple but I think they are very charming. I love to go there during the winter after a big snowfall because it's at this time that it seems to be most mysterious. I don 't like grand and elaborate temples,like the Palace Museum. Although it looks gorgeous and magnificent,it is hard to find peace in your heart there. I worship simplicity and nature. I think the White Cloud Temple stands for that spirit.
我要講的是白云寺。它坐落于北京西邊,離地鐵站很近。一年里我至少去那兩次。白云寺是道教的圣地,是北京最活躍的道教圣地。我不是一個道教教徒,也不是僅為了祈禱而去那里的。我確實是想找個時間來放松下自己。春節期間,人們涌人白云寺是因為在那可以狂歡,我們稱之為廟會,也就是所謂的寺廟節。那個時候寺廟里很熱鬧,而在平時卻很安靜,是個遠離其他人的好去處。我喜歡那里的建筑物主要是因為它簡約而且有個很好的周圍環境。整個寺廟沒占據多大空間但是它看起來威嚴十足,門窗的雕工也很精湛。我被寺廟的平衡風格所深深吸引。小的祈禱室非常寧靜,這里有非常漂亮的水池和橋。道教主旨很簡單但卻吸引人。我喜歡在冬天里在下完大雪后去寺廟,因為那時的寺廟顯得很神秘。我不喜歡特空曠特精致的寺廟,像頤和園那樣的,雖然它看起來很美很壯觀,但內心上很難找到一種寧靜感。我崇拜簡約和自然, 我想白云寺就象征了一種精神。