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Mu Bus Through Train Walking in Tanzhe Temple in West Beijing

Mentougou, 30 kilometers west of Beijing, has a thousand-year-old temple, which is a famous Buddhist temple in China-Tanzhe Temple. Here you can not only enjoy the quaint and exquisite Buddhist architecture, but also feel the beautiful natural scenery of the Western Hills.

What happened in Tanzhe Temple?

1? Founded in the Western Jin Dynasty 1700 years ago, it is the earliest Buddhist temple in Beijing. There is a proverb called "Tanzhe Temple comes first, and Beijing is behind".

2? Princess Miao Yan, the daughter of Kublai Khan in Yuan Shizu, went to Tanzhe Temple to become a monk and died in the temple in order to atone for her father.

3? Yao, who helped Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty seize the throne, lived in seclusion in Tanzhe Temple after seizing the world. Designer Yao got inspiration from the architecture and layout of Tanzhe Temple and designed the Forbidden City!

4? Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty named "Yun Xiu Temple" because there is Longtan behind the temple and Zheshu on the mountain, so people have always called it Tanzhe Temple.

Is Tanzhe Temple fun?

A must-see scenery

Sakyamuni temple

The most magnificent building of Tanzhe Temple is exactly the same as the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City, and it is the highest-level building in the Qing Dynasty.

Millennium Ginkgo

Walking past the Hall of Great Heroes, there are two thousand-year-old ginkgo trees in the town temple. To the east is the Imperial Tree planted in the Tang Dynasty, with an age of 1300 and a height of more than 30 meters.

Centennial magnolia

Beijing is a must. It was planted in the Ming Dynasty. More than 400 years ago, it was extremely precious. Magnolia in the temple is purple and white, which is extremely rare.

How to play Tanzhe Temple?

Route recommendation for tourist attractions (refer to the road map)

The main buildings of Tanzhe Temple can be divided into three roads: Middle Road, East Road and West Road.

Middle Road: Shanmen-Tianwang Hall-Daxiong Hall-Zhaitang-Piluge

East Road: Abbot-Yanqing Pavilion-Palace-Wanshou Palace-Taihou Palace

West Road: Lengyan Beach-Jietai Temple-Guanyin Hall

1, at the entrance of the scenic spot

2. Walking up the mountain: cross the No.2 parking lot and walk about 600 meters to the ticket gate of the scenic spot.

Check in at 3.3 scenic spot

4. The temple of the king-a potbellied Maitreya Buddha.

5. Daxiong Hall

6. Tanzhe Temple, the largest building in the middle line of Peluge, has a pavilion with two floors, which are divided into upper and lower floors.