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Cheng'en Temple 承恩寺Chéng'ēn Sì
National heritage site · Beijing, Beijing
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Beijing
- Region
- Beijing
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Cheng'en Temple
Built in 1510–1513 for the Ming eunuch Wen Xiang on Moshikou's old caravan road, Cheng'en Temple keeps Ming halls, bell and drum towers flanking the Hall of Heavenly Kings with its murals, and four stone watchtowers at the corners of the compound. Used as a school from the 1950s and later restored, it now houses the Yanjing Bajue Museum of traditional Beijing crafts, and its old ginkgo draws visitors in autumn.
How to get to Cheng'en Temple
On Moshikou Street in Shijingshan District, about 21 km west of Tiananmen and a short walk from Fahai Temple.
Nearby
- Fragrant Hills Park 香山公园 under 10 km
Wooded former imperial hills that turn red with smoke-tree leaves each autumn - 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 - Summer Palace 颐和园 10 km
An imperial lakeside garden of painted corridors, temple-topped hills and a marble boat - Tanzhe Temple 潭柘寺 10 km
Terraced temple courtyards in the western hills, shaded by ancient ginkgos and cypresses - Old Summer Palace 圆明园 10 km
Broken marble arches of Qing European-style palaces beside lakes of summer lotus
Also within 20 km: Fahai Temple 法海寺 (under 10 km), Badachu 八大处 (under 10 km), Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park 石景山游乐园 (under 10 km), Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architecture 中国园林博物馆 (under 10 km), Tuancheng Fortress 团城演武厅 (under 10 km), Beijing Garden Expo Park 北京园博园 (under 10 km).
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