Mentougou District, Beijing.

Tanzhe Temple is located at the foot of Tanzhe Mountain in the southeast of Mentougou District in western Beijing, more than 3 kilometers away from the city center. The temple faces south, with its back on Mount Everest. Tanzhe Temple covers an area of 2.5 hectares inside and 11.2 hectares outside the temple. Together with the surrounding forests and mountain fields under the jurisdiction of Tanzhe Temple, the total area is more than 121 hectares.

Tanzhe 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 Shanmen, 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.

Beijing Cuisine

1. Beijing Roast Duck

Roasted duck is a famous traditional snack in Beijing with a long history and a good reputation. The production process requires strict skills and procedures, and it is made by using specific ingredients and roasting at a low temperature. Roast duck has the characteristics of crispy skin, uniform and fresh fat and fresh meat inside, and each bite is memorable.

2. Zhajiang Noodles

Zhajiang Noodles is one of the most popular snacks in Beijing. It is made of noodles, fried sauce, cucumber strips and bean sprouts. Fried sauce contains bean paste, sweet noodle sauce, peanut butter, balsamic vinegar, ginger, garlic and cucumber, and its refreshing, slightly spicy and soft taste is memorable.

3. inby

inby, a traditional Beijing snack, is simple to make and delicious. Mix flour, eggs and yeast into dough, pull it into flower rings, fry it until golden brown, and then sprinkle with white sugar. Inby is crispy outside and full inside, sweet and delicious, and it is unforgettable when you bite it.

above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Tanzhe Temple