Contact information of Tanzhe Temple: 111-61861699 Located at the foot of Tanzhe Mountain in the southeast of Mentougou District in the western suburbs of Beijing
Description of Tanzhe Temple:
Tanzhe Temple is located at the foot of Tanzhe Mountain in the southeast of Mentougou District in the western suburbs of Beijing, 41 kilometers away from Fuchengmen. Tanzhe Temple faces south, with its back against the Treasure Mount Everest, surrounded by nine tall peaks in horseshoe shape. These nine peaks are Huilong Peak, Tiger Distance Peak, Pengri Peak, Zicui Peak, Jiyunfeng Peak, Hailuo Peak, Jiayue Peak, Elephant Wang Feng and Lotus Peak from the east. Nine peaks are like nine dragons guarding the Treasure Mount Everest in the middle, and a grand ancient temple of Tanzhe Temple has been built. The tall mountain peaks blocked the cold current from the northwest, which formed a warm and humid microclimate where Tanzhe Temple was located. Therefore, there are lush vegetation, a large number of ancient trees and famous flowers, and the natural scenery is extremely beautiful.
Tanzhe Temple has a huge scale, covering an area of 2.5 hectares inside and 1.2 hectares outside the temple, with the surrounding forests and mountain fields under the jurisdiction of Tanzhe Temple, with a total area of more than 1.21 hectares. The halls are built with the height of the mountain, and they are patchwork. The Forbidden City in Beijing has rooms and a half in nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine, and Tanzhe Temple has 999 rooms and a half in the heyday of the Qing Dynasty, which is the epitome of the Forbidden City. It is said that when the Forbidden City was built in the early Ming Dynasty, it was built after Tanzhe Temple. In the early days of liberation, some dilapidated temples were demolished, and some new houses were built. At present, there are 943 houses in Tanzhe Temple, including 638 ancient halls. The building maintains the style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it is the largest ancient temple complex in the suburbs of Beijing. The whole building complex fully embodies the aesthetic principles of ancient buildings in China, with a central axis running through it, and the left and right sides are basically symmetrical, which makes the whole building complex look regular, neat, clear in primary and secondary, and clear in hierarchy. Its architectural forms are temples, halls, pavilions, halls, pavilions, pavilions, buildings, altars and so on. Outside the temple, there are many buildings and scenic spots, such as the Upper and Lower Pagoda, the East and West Guanyin Cave, the Anle Yanshou Hall, the Longtan and so on, just like the stars holding the moon, scattered among them, forming a tourist attraction with many scenic spots, various forms and different tastes in Fiona Fang. Tanzhe Temple is not only rich in cultural landscape, but also very beautiful in natural landscape. It has its own scenery in spring, summer, autumn and winter, with different tastes in the morning, afternoon and evening. As early as the Qing Dynasty, Tanzhe Ten Scenes have been famous in Beijing.
Tanzhe Temple was founded in the Western Jin Dynasty, and it has a history of nearly 1,711 years. It is the earliest Buddhist temple built in Beijing. There is a proverb in Beijing that Tanzhe comes first, then Youzhou comes later. Tanzhe Temple was named Kafukuji in the Jin Dynasty, renamed Longquan Temple in the Tang Dynasty, and was named Da manjuji in the Jin Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, the old names of Longquan Temple and Kafukuji were restored, and Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty named it Xiuyun Temple. However, because there is Longtan behind the temple and Zheshu on the mountain, people have always called it Tanzhe Temple.
For thousands of years, Tanzhe Temple has been favored by rulers of past dynasties for its long history, magnificent architecture, beautiful scenery and magical legends. After Emperor Xizong of the Jin Dynasty, emperors from all dynasties came to Tanzhe Temple to pay homage to the Buddha, travel around the mountains and water, and set aside funds to renovate and expand the temple. Princes, princes, concubines and princesses have also donated their own funds. In Garbsch, there are thousands of folk men and women who have a good relationship with Tanzhe Temple. They have been giving alms and fasting monks to Tanzhe Temple for many years, and spontaneously organized dozens of folk incense parties to raise funds to buy land and property and donate them to the temple, which has become one of the important economic sources for Tanzhe Temple to maintain its huge daily expenses. In the Qing Dynasty, Tanzhe Temple reached its peak in terms of temple scale, land property, religious status and political influence, especially when Emperor Kangxi built Tanzhe Temple, making it the largest royal temple in Beijing. Tanzhe Temple occupies an important position in Buddhism. From the Jin Dynasty, for a long time, it was the leader of Linji Sect in Mahayana Buddhism, and famous monks came forth in large numbers. In order to study Buddhism, promote Buddhism, expand and repair Tanzhe Temple, and flourish the incense of the temple, the eminent monks made painstaking contributions. Tanzhe Temple enjoys the reputation of the first temple in Kyoto because of its powerful political power, huge temple property and lofty status in Buddhism, and its huge scale.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the people's government opened Tanzhe Temple as a forest heritage park and became a tourist attraction. On October 28th, 1957, Tanzhe Temple was listed as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in Beijing. In 1978, the Beijing municipal government funded a two-year large-scale renovation of Tanzhe Temple, which was reopened to the public on August 1th, 1981, and was approved by relevant departments in early 1997.
On June 25th, 2111, with the approval of the Chinese people and the State Council, Tanzhe Temple was listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit.
Today, Tanzhe Temple is magnificent, with quiet courtyards, unique temples, halls, altars and rooms, with extraordinary views of buildings, pavilions and temples, and ancient and famous trees, flowers and bamboos all over the temple. Mr. Zhao Puchu, President of the Chinese Buddhist Association, wrote a couplet praising: "It takes a long journey to capture the air, and it takes a long time to create a secluded state.". Today's Tanzhe Temple not only attracts guests from all over the world and tourists from all directions with its numerous historical sites and beautiful scenery, but also has modern tourist service facilities, which provide one-stop services of transportation, accommodation, catering, sightseeing, entertainment and shopping. It is a famous tourist attraction in the suburbs of Beijing.
Tanzhe Temple is the oldest temple in Beijing, which is 811 years earlier than the city of Beijing. Tanzhe Temple was founded in the Western Jin Dynasty (265-316), and it was called Kafukuji. It has a history of more than 1,711 years, so there is a saying that Tanzhe came first and Youzhou came later. Longquan Temple was expanded in the Tang Dynasty, rebuilt in the Jin Dynasty and renamed Xiuyun Temple during the overhaul in the Qing Dynasty. By the end of the 17th century, it had reached its present scale. The common name Tanzhe Temple has been passed down through the ages.
The Tanzhe Temple is surrounded by Jiu Feng, and the peak in front of the temple is like a huge screen. As the saying goes, there is a cloud: there is a photo in front, and there is a hug on the left and right, which describes its geographical location. The temple takes advantage of the mountain and is magnificent. The halls go up step by step, and the uneven level is arranged layer by layer, surrounded by high walls. Ancient trees towering inside and outside the temple, flowing water in front of the temple, Buddhist pagodas like forests, bamboo trees in the shade. Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty praised this place as: the famous mountain scenery is not inferior to Wutai Mountain. In 1957, Tanzhe Temple was listed as the first batch of municipal cultural relics protection units.
Tanzhe Temple covers an area of 6.8 hectares. The temple faces south, and its main buildings can be divided into three roads: Middle Road, East Road and West Road. The main buildings in the middle road are the Mountain Gate, Tianwang Hall, Daxiong Hall, Zhaitang Hall and Pilu Pavilion. There are Abbot Courtyard, Yanqing Pavilion, Palace Courtyard, Wanshou Palace and Taihou Palace on the East Road. On the west road, there are leng Yan altar (no longer exists), Jietai and Guanyin Hall, which are solemn and solemn. In addition, there are the Anletang and the upper and lower towers on the hillside outside the mountain gate, as well as the Shao Shi Quiet Room, Xiexin Pavilion, Longtan and Yubei built in the back hill. There are 71 brick pagodas or stone pagodas in the pagoda yard where monks are buried.
outside the mountain gate is a 4-column wooden archway on the 3rd floor. In front of the archway, there are two Gu Song, whose branches and leaves are close to each other, like a green ceiling. In front of the archway, there are a pair of stone lions, which are magnificent and powerful. Passing the archway is a single-hole stone arch bridge, named Huaiyuan Bridge, and crossing the bridge is the mountain gate.
The statue of Maitreya is in the Temple of the King of Heaven, and the statue of Wei Tuo is on the back, with four statues of the King of Heaven about 3 meters high on both sides. On both sides of the King's Hall are the Bell and Drum Tower, followed by the Hall of Ursa Major. The hall is five rooms wide, with double eaves and a roof with yellow glazed tiles and green trim. The forehead on the upper eaves is quiet and solemn, and the forehead on the lower eaves is fuhaizhulun. There is a huge green glass kiss at each end of the main ridge, which is a relic of the Yuan Dynasty and tied with a glittering gold-plated long chain. In the center of the hall, there is a huge statue of Buddha, which looks solemn and has a backlight. On the backlight, there are Dapeng golden-winged bird, dragon lady, lion, elephant, sheep, flame pattern and so on. The Buddha statues are divided left and right, and Ananda and Gaya are relics of the Qing Dynasty. Behind the Hall of the Great Hero is the Zhaitang Courtyard, where monks eat. There are three temples behind the hall, but both of them have been removed. There are only two Miluo trees and two Ginkgo trees left, which are tall. At the end of the central axis is a pavilion-like building, named Piluge, which is two stories high and has a wooden structure. Standing on the Pilu Pavilion, you can have a panoramic view of temples and distant mountains.
Temple East Road is composed of courtyard-style buildings, including the abbot's courtyard, Yanqing Pavilion and the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty. The main buildings are Wanshou Palace and Taihou Palace. The courtyard is quiet and elegant, with green tiles and bamboo columns, flowing springs and bamboo pruning, which is quite artistic in Jiangnan gardens. There is a Liubei Pavilion in the courtyard, which is named Yi Xuan Pavilion.
Temple West Road is mostly a temple-style temple. The main buildings are Jietan, Guanyin Hall and Longwang Hall, which are arranged layer by layer and magnificent. The ring altar is where monks are ordained. There is a statue of Sakyamuni on the stage, three chairs in front of the statue, and a bench on each side, which is where the three divisions and seven certificates sit. Guanyin Temple is the highest place in the whole temple, on which there is a calligraphy written by Ganlong, and the lotus boundary is gracious and sailing, which is for avalokitesvara bodhisattva.
There are many historical sites and cultural relics in Tanzhe Temple, such as gold-plated ribbon, poems in the Jin Dynasty, body buddhas in the Qing Dynasty and magical stone fish, which are all rare cultural relics.
At both ends of the main spine of the Hall of the Great Hero in Tanzhe Temple, there is a huge green glass kiss, which is a relic of the Yuan Dynasty and tied with a glittering gold-plated long chain. The kiss appeared as a town object. Legend has it that one of the nine sons of the dragon was born, belonging to water and fire, so it was placed on the roof to avoid fire. It is said that when Emperor Kangxi came to Tanzhe Temple for the first time, he saw that the kiss was leaping and dancing, and it was likely to fly away by surprise. So he ordered people to build a gold chain to lock it and insert a sword. Today, the gold-plated sword light kiss belt on the kiss was given by Kangxi.
There is a square cup-flowing pavilion named Yi Xuan Pavilion on Temple East Road. There is a winding dragon-shaped waterway carved on the huge white marble foundation in the pavilion. When the spring water flows, put it in a glass with ears, let it float and rotate with the water, stop somewhere, drink it, and write poems by drinking. This is the famous custom of meandering water in ancient China.
There are two treasures in Tanzhe Temple: treasure pot and stone fish.
Treasure pot: There is a copper pot in front of Tianwang Temple, with a diameter of 1.85 meters and a depth of 1.1 meters, which is used by monks for cooking. This pot was originally located in the west room of the North Room of the East Cross Hospital. Now there is a bigger pot with a diameter of 4 meters and a depth of 2 meters. It can put 1.11 meters of stone in porridge at a time and takes 16 hours to cook. Because the pot is thick at the bottom and simmered slowly, the porridge is sticky and fragrant. About these two pots, there is also the saying that splashing sand does not leak rice. It turns out that there is a sand container at the bottom of the pot. With the constant stirring when cooking porridge, the sand will sink into the depression at the bottom of the pot.
Stone fish: There is a Dragon King Hall on the west side of Guanyin Hall in Tanzhe Temple. There is a stone fish on the front porch of the hall. It looks like copper, but it is actually a stone. It can make five sounds when struck. It is said that it is the treasure of the Dragon Palace in the South China Sea, and the dragon king gave it to the Jade Emperor. Later, when there was a great drought, the Jade Emperor gave it to Tanzhe Temple to eliminate the disaster. When it was stormy one night, the stone fish fell from the sky and fell into the courtyard. It is said that 13 parts of the stone fish represent 13 provinces. If there is drought in any province, it can rain by tapping the parts of the province.
There are many ancient trees in Tanzhe Temple, the most famous ones are Millennium Ginkgo, Millennium Borneo, Millennium Cypress, Er Qiao Magnolia and so on. There are many architectural landscapes attached to Tanzhe Temple around it. Rudong Guanyin Cave, Mingwang Temple, West Guanyin Cave, Upper and Lower Pagodas, etc. are isomorphic with the temple to form a scenic spot with Fiona Fang miles, diverse scenery and different tastes. For thousands of years, countless tourists have been intoxicated by the beautiful scenery of Tanzhe Temple. In the history, famous monks came forth in large numbers, and the Buddhist activities of Tanzhe were also very grand. The Bathing Buddhist Association and Lianchi Conference were very famous in Beijing. In 1998, the Buddhist activities in Tanzhe Temple resumed. On the first day, the fifteenth day and the Millennium, the ancient temple was full of cigarettes and bells were ringing. Wander around the ancient temples, listen to the light and shade of the ancient temples, tell the stories of the past, hit the ancient bell, let the sweet bell wash away the chaotic mood, and appreciate the extraordinary realm of the leisurely Buddhist music.
Lan Ruo hides in the mountainside, and it is the far peak in the gate. People are idle, but monks are old and muddy. Reindeer live in ancient Zheqi, while dragons are hidden in cold pools. Where to go, the road ahead is covered with wild clouds. -(Ming) Wu Weiying Tanzhe Temple