Beijing Wanshou Temple Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Beijing Wanshou Temple is known as the "Little Forbidden City in the West of Beijing". It is located on the west side of Guangyuan Gate of Gaoliang River (Changhe) in Haidian District, Beijing. It was originally called Juse Temple and was built in the Tang Dynasty. In the fifth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1577), it was rebuilt and renamed Wanshou Temple, becoming a royal temple. It was rebuilt twice in the 16th year of Qianlong's reign and the 26th year of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty. Qianlong congratulated his mother on her birthday three times in the temple. When Empress Cixi came to the Summer Palace, she would burn incense and worship Buddha at Wanshou Temple, and have tea at the Xikuayuan Palace, so it was called Xiao Ningshou Palace. Wanshou Temple is extremely majestic with deep courtyards, wide buildings, beautiful buildings and jade buildings, and carved beams and painted buildings. Among them, there are winding corridors, royal book stele pavilions, bluestone rockeries, ancient underground palaces, green pines and cypresses scattered in perfect order.

Attractions distribution:

The Wanshou Temple is divided into three roads: East, Middle and West. The middle road is the main building, and there are seven courtyards within the mountain gate. To the north are the Tianwang Hall, the Mahavira Hall (the Great Yanshou Hall), the Wanshou Pavilion, the Great Zen Hall, the Royal Stele Pavilion, the Amitayus Hall, and the Wanshou Tower. On both sides of each hall There are side halls and rooms. The side halls on both sides are now the Beijing Art Museum, displaying rich works of art.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National key units

Scenic spot features:

Religion, architecture, art museums, ancient temples, museums