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Fayuan Temple 法源寺Fǎyuán Sì
National heritage site · Beijing, Beijing
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Beijing
- Region
- Beijing
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Fayuan Temple
Regarded as the oldest surviving Buddhist temple in Beijing's old city, it was founded in the Tang dynasty in memory of soldiers killed in the Korean campaigns of the 640s and rebuilt many times since. Its courtyards climb gently north past halls with Ming bronze Buddhas, old steles and a large Qing stone basin on a Yuan base, and the temple houses the China Buddhist Academy and is known for its lilacs in spring.
How to get to Fayuan Temple
In Jiaozi Hutong near Caishikou, about 10 minutes' walk from Caishikou metro station.
Nearby
- Qianmen Street and Dashilar 前门大街·大栅栏 under 10 km
A pedestrian avenue below Qianmen gate and a lane of shops trading since Qing times - Tiananmen Square 天安门广场 under 10 km
A vast ceremonial square below Tian'anmen gate, where the national flag is raised at dawn - National Museum of China 中国国家博物馆 under 10 km
Ancient bronzes, jades and porcelain in a vast museum beside Tian'anmen Square - Temple of Heaven 天坛 under 10 km
Where emperors prayed for harvests, and where Beijing now dances, sings and plays cards - Forbidden City 故宫 under 10 km
Six centuries of imperial power behind vermilion walls in the heart of Beijing
Also within 20 km: Niujie Mosque 牛街礼拜寺 (under 10 km), Changchun Temple 长椿寺 (under 10 km), Baoguo Temple 报国寺 (under 10 km), Huguang Guild Hall 湖广会馆 (under 10 km), Anhui Guild Hall 安徽会馆 (under 10 km), Taoranting Park 陶然亭公园 (under 10 km).
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