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Confucius Temple
Need a break to relax and unwind from the buzz of Beijing ? Then head for the Confucius Temple ; there you'll find people from the local hutongs chatting quietly together. Holding 198 stone tablets engraved with the names of scholars who passed the imperial exams, the Confucius Temple , of unknown age, has attracted the populace since 1743. It is comprised of walls, gardens, ponds and two great halls with the ancient Imperial College next door. Very much a studious and academic place, the Temple is well worth a visit away from the hustle and bustle of modern day life. 1 Zhongmen Li, Beijing (one street west of Ancient Culture Street). 13 Guozijian Jie, Dongcheng District (8401 1977).
Dongyue Temple
Right in the heart of the CBD with lot's of life size plaster figures of the 73 Chiefs of Departments and 18 Layers of Hell at this Temple of the God of Taishan Mountain. 141 Chaowai Daijie, Chaoyang District. (6551 0151).
Great Bell Temple
Built in 1733 in the Qing Dynasty. The Great Bell Palace is at the centre of the Temple with a hanging bronze bell. The 47 ton bell was designed to be heard up to 40 kilometres distance. 31A Beisanhuan Xilu, Haidian (6255 0819)
Guanghua Temple
Only open to the public on the 1st and 15th of each lunar month. 31 Ya'er Hutong, Xicheng District (6403 5032).
Guangji Temple
Built in the Jin Dynasty with a main gate, the Heavenly King Hall, Mahavira Hall, Yuantong Hall and Sutra Hall. Inside the Heavenly King Hall is the statue of the Maitreya Buddha. In the second courtyard is the Mahavira Hall and the Yuantong Hall in the third courtyard is the residence of Buddhisattva. Lama Temple
The temple
was built for Count Yin
Zhen in 1723 who lived
here before moving to
the Forbidden City when
he became Emperor Yongzheng.
As you enter you pass
the Drum Tower and Bell
Tower and in front is
the Hall of Heavenly
Kings with a statue of
Maitreiya. There are
a number of halls to
explore the Hall of Hamony,
Hall of Eternal Blessing
and the Hall of the Wheel
Law. The Pavilion of
10,000 blessings has
a large statue of the
Buddha standing 18 metre
tall. Close by is the
Temple of Confucius.
12 Yonghegong
Da Jie, Dongcheng District
(6404 4499).
Temple
of Heaven
Built between
1406 and 1420 covers
273 hectares and illustrates
the Ming and Qing architecture.
The Temple of Heaven
has a large park. Within
the grounds are several
religious buildings,
the Hall for the Prayer
of Good Harvests, The
circular Altar, Imperial
Vault of Heaven, Echo
Wall. Tiantan
South gate, Chongwen
District (6702 8866).
Temple of Azure Clouds
Near the north gate of
Xiangshan Park is the
Temple of Azure Clouds
built during the Yuan
Dynasty (1271-1368).
At the centre is the
Sun Yat sen Memorial
Hall, the Five Hundred
Arhats Hall and the Vajra
Throne Tower. Inside
the Sun Yat-sen Memorial
Hall is an empty coffin
(the body is elsewhere)
given by the USSR in
1925 in memory of Sun
Yat-sen. The Five Hundred
Arhats Hall has nine
rooms and a pavilion.
The Vajra Throne Tower
is a tall tower.
Temple of Recumbent
Buddha
Located 20 kilometres
from Beijing near the
Temple of Azure Clouds
is The Temple of Recumbent
Buddha, a Buddhist Temple
built during the Tang
Dynasty (618 A.D. - 907A.D.).
The main buildings are
the Four Heavenly King's
Hall, Three Buddhas Hall
and the Recumbent Buddha's
Hall with the bronze
Buddha made in 1321 and
weighing about 54 tons
and is 5.3 metres long
and surrounded by twelve
other Buddhas.
White Cloud Temple
The headquarters of the China Taoism Association is within the walls of the White Cloud Temple (Baiyunguan) in south-western Beijing . Known as the Temple of Heavenly Eternity during the Tang Dynasty and the Temple of the Great Ultimate during the Jin Dynasty, the Temple 's history is of great importance to Chinese culture. A visit to the Temple should be a must-do on your Beijing itinerary – go and have a chat to the Taoist monks, revel in the essence of Chinese history, pray peacefully and inhale the incense. Visit the multiple courtyards, memorial archway, the main gate, pool, bridge, the Hall of Officials of the Heavenly Censor, the Jade Emperor Hall, the Hall of Religious Law, the Hall of the Four Heavenly Emperors and the Pavilion of Three Purities. Situated in the West City District at Xi Bianmenwai, Beijing .
Yonghegong Lamasery
A
Tibetan Buddhist temple
with a 23 metre Maitreya
Buddha carved from the
trunk of white sandalwood
tree. 12 Yonghegong
Dajie, Dongcheng District
(6404 4499)
Zhihua Temple
Inside the Zhihua Temple is the Ancient Music Centre where musicians play instruments used in the Ming Dynasty. In the west hall of the main courtyard is a collection of Ming Dynasty octagonal wooden pedestals. 5 Lumicang Hutong, Dongcheng (6528 6691)
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