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Jietai Temple 戒台寺Jiètái Sì
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Beijing, Beijing
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Beijing
- Region
- Beijing
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Jietai Temple
A large Buddhist temple on the slopes of Ma'an Mountain in the Western Hills, known for its ordination altar, counted among the three great ordination platforms of Chinese Buddhism. The altar hall was first built under the Liao in 1069 and houses a three-tiered stone altar of the Ming; the courtyards are famous for old pines with names such as the 'Moving Pine', and Prince Gong lived here for about ten years after he was dismissed from office in 1884.
How to get to Jietai Temple
In Yongding town, Mentougou District, about 27 km west of central Beijing, roughly 45 minutes by road; Tanzhe Temple is about 6 km further west.
Nearby
- Tanzhe Temple 潭柘寺 under 10 km
Terraced temple courtyards in the western hills, shaded by ancient ginkgos and cypresses - Marco Polo Bridge 卢沟桥 10 km
An 800-year-old stone bridge lined with hundreds of carved lions, by a walled Ming fort - Fragrant Hills Park 香山公园 20 km
Wooded former imperial hills that turn red with smoke-tree leaves each autumn - Summer Palace 颐和园 20 km
An imperial lakeside garden of painted corridors, temple-topped hills and a marble boat - Old Summer Palace 圆明园 20 km
Broken marble arches of Qing European-style palaces beside lakes of summer lotus
Also within 20 km: Beigong National Forest Park 北宫国家森林公园 (under 10 km), Yao Guangxiao's Tomb Pagoda 姚广孝墓塔 (under 10 km), Baqi Cave 八奇洞 (under 10 km), Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architecture 中国园林博物馆 (under 10 km), Zhengang Pagoda 镇岗塔 (under 10 km), Beijing Garden Expo Park 北京园博园 (under 10 km).
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