Beijing Religious Sites

Yonghe Palace is a temple and monastery of the Geluk School of Tibetan Buddhism located in the northeastern part of Beijing. The building and the artworks of the temple combine Han Chinese and Tibetan styles. Building on the Yonghe Palace started in 1694 during the Qing Dynasty. It originally served as an official residence for court eunuchs. It was then converted into the court of the Prince Yong (Yin Zhen), a son of the Kangxi Emperor and himself the future Yongzheng Emperor. After Yongzheng's ...

The Tanzhe Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated in the Western Hills, a mountainous area in west of Beijing. Once it has been one of the most well-known temples in Beijing. At one time, it was one of the most important temples in the nation. And the temple is located near China National Highway 108 in the Mentougou District of Beijing. Tanzhe Temple was built in the Jin Dynasty, and it has an age of around 1,700 years. The area of the entire temple is 6.8 hectares, and its arrangement ...

Hongluo Temple is 4 kilometers away from north Huairou District of Beijing. It is covers an area of 8 square kilometers and integrates the natural landscape with manmade features. Hongluo Temple was first built in Eastern Jin Dynasty and expanded during the prime time of the Tang Dynasty. It was originally known as the Darning Temple. During the reign of Emperor Yingzong (1436-1450) of the Ming Dynasty, it was changed into Huguo Zifu Temple. It was called by the locals as Hongluo Temple due to the ...

The Temple of Confucius at Beijing is the second largest Confucian Temple in China after the one in Confucius’ hometown of Qufu. Located on Guozijian Street inside Anding Gate, the Temple of Confucius in Beijing is the place where people paid homage to Confucius during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The Temple of Confucius was initially built in 1302 and additions were made during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It has a total area of 22,000 ...

The White Cloud Temple is located in southwest of Beijing and directly behind the Broadcasting Building. It is one of "The Three Great Ancestral Courts" of the Complete Perfection School of Taoism, and its title is "The First Temple under Heaven". Also it is the largest Daoist architectural complex in Beijing and was the headquarters for the Dragon Gate sect.  Although historical records show that there were Daoist temples in Beijing during the Tang Dynasty, it was not ...

Situated 17 kilometres from Beijing city centre, south of the Fragrant Hills is Badachu, a famous attraction on Beijing’s outskirts. The Park covers a total area of 332 hectares and the height of the highest hill is 464 meters. It is among the first national key units of cultural relics for preservation.   Beijing Badachu Park is a Buddhist temple park with a long history and abundant historical relics. For hundreds of years the landscape has been famous for "Three Hills, Eight ...

Fahai Temple is located at the foot of Cuiwei Mountain, two kilometers northeast of Moshikou, Beijing. In 1439, the fourth year of the reign of the Ming Emperor Zhengtong the construction of the Fahai Temple started, and it was completed in the eighth year, 1443. Emperor Zhu Qizhen inscribed the stele of the temple, which makes it famous among numerous temples in Beijing. The main constructions are respectively built on three terraces. On the first terrace is the Hall of Gateway; on the second ...