Beijing Dongyue Temple Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Dongyue Temple in Beijing is the largest temple of the orthodox Taoist sect in North China. It is also an important activity venue during the Spring Festival and Taoist festivals every year. The temple preserves a large number of unique Taoist buildings and inscriptions from past dynasties, which are of great reference value for studying the historical origins and development of ancient Chinese Taoism and Xuanjiao. It also has the oldest glazed archway in Beijing, which is quite precious. The Beijing Folk Museum built later has also become one of the characteristic museums in Beijing, attracting a large number of tourists all year round.

Attractions distribution:

Dongyue Temple is composed of three parts: the main courtyard, the east courtyard, and the west courtyard. Starting from the glazed archway, there are mainly bell tower, drum tower, Zhandai Gate, Fulu, Daizong Hall, Fucai Hall, Guangsi Hall, Yude Hall, and three There are Maodian, Houchaolou, Hell's Seventy-sixth Hall, Binglinggong Hall, etc., as well as Songhe Hall, Incense Requesting Room, etc. There are precious historical relics and a forest of steles in the temple, especially the imperial steles of Kangxi and Qianlong, the Daoxing stele of Zhang Liusun, and the "translucent stele"; folk exhibits such as stone mills and wheeled carts in the courtyard, and Beijing-style culture in the folk museum are also Unique landscape. No matter when you come here, you can feel the rich Taoist and folk atmosphere.

Scenic spot features:

Burn incense, worship, visit ancient times, visit, religion, historic sites, museums