Yunju Temple

Yunju temple is located in Fangshan District, southwest of Beijing, 70 kilometers away from the city center. It covers an area of more than 70000 square meters. Yunju temple, Shijingshan Sutra cave and Tang Liao pagodas constitute a treasure house of Chinese Buddhist culture.

Yunju temple was built in the late Sui Dynasty and early Tang Dynasty. It was originally named "Zhiquan Temple" and later renamed "Yunju Temple". The temple covers an area of 0.07 square kilometers. After repair in successive dynasties, it has formed five courtyards and six halls. It was destroyed by Japanese artillery in 1940s. After liberation, after two large-scale repair.

Yunju Temple

Yunju temple is located in Shuitou village, Dashiwo Town, Fangshan District, southwest of Beijing, 70 kilometers away from the city center. It covers an area of more than 70000 square meters. Yunju temple, Shijingshan Sutra cave and Tang Liao pagodas constitute a treasure house of Chinese Buddhist culture.

Yunju temple was built in the late Sui Dynasty and early Tang Dynasty. It was originally named "Zhiquan Temple" and later renamed "Yunju Temple". The temple covers an area of 0.07 square kilometers. After repair in successive dynasties, it has formed five courtyards and six halls. It was destroyed by Japanese artillery in 1940s. After liberation, after two large-scale repair.

Yunju temple is a national 4A scenic spot and a national key cultural relic protection unit.

Historical evolution

Yunju temple was built in the fifth year of Zhenguan (631) of Tang Dynasty, founded by monk jingwan.

During the reign of emperor Shengzong of Liao Dynasty (983-1011 AD), there were five courtyards and six halls,

It was repaired in Jin, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

In 1942, it was bombed and destroyed by Japanese invaders.

At the end of the 1950s, we used three years to excavate and arrange the stone classics, and organized experts to study the Fangshan stone classics. A number of research works have been published, such as the photocopy of Fangshan Shijing and the collection of Fangshan Shijing topics.

In 1974, the Fangshan District government established the Yunju Temple Cultural Management Office. In 1988, it was expanded into the Yunju temple cultural relics management office, which is a public institution owned by the whole people.

In October 1987, Yunju temple was opened to tourists at home and abroad as a special site museum of social history.

In December 1995, it was officially registered as Yunju Temple Shijing exhibition hall.

On September 9, 2019, the "miracle of Chinese culture - Beijing Fangshan Yunju Temple historical and cultural exhibition" opened in Chonglou, east of Taihe gate of the Forbidden City.

Main landscape

Pagoda

There are two Liao pagodas facing each other in the north and south of the temple. The South pagoda is also called zangjing pagoda. There are zangjing acupoints under the ground, and the pagoda no longer exists. The North Tower is a brick relic tower of Liao Dynasty, also known as "Luohan tower". It was built in the Tianqing period of Liao Dynasty (1111-1120), with a height of more than 30 meters. The body of the tower integrates three forms: pavilion type, covered bowl type and King Kong throne, and its shape is extremely special. The lower part of the pagoda is an octagonal xumizuo, on which a two-story Pavilion style brick pagoda is built, followed by a covering bowl and a "thirteen days" pagoda brake. This kind of Liao tower is very rare.

On each side of the tower, there is a small Tang tower more than three meters high, which was built between the second year of Tang Jingyun (711 A.D.) and the 15th year of Kaiyuan (727 A.D.). The five pagodas form a whole, which is an early example of China's Vajra throne pagoda (the five pagodas). There are more than ten brick and stone pagodas built in Tang, Liao and Ming Dynasties in the temple and the surrounding mountains. Among them, Wan Gong pagoda, the tomb tower of Jing Wan, the founder of stone carving scriptures, and Jinxian Princess pagoda, which was built to commemorate the cause of carving scriptures donated by Jinxian princess in Tang Dynasty, are the most famous.

The four Tang pagodas all have a clear chronology. The plane of the pagodas is square, with seven floors. They are divided into single eaves and dense eaves, and the shapes are roughly the same. There are various Buddha statues carved on the pagoda. The stone pagoda built in the 15th year of Kaiyuan (727) of the Tang Dynasty has a donor carved on the inner wall. This person has deep eyes and high nose. It is inferred that he is a foreigner. This is directly related to the extensive communication between the Tang Dynasty and central and Western Asia at that time and the large number of appointment of foreign officials. The carved costumes are gorgeous and smooth, reflecting the prosperous scene of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

collect Buddhist sutras

There are more than 22000 volumes of paper scriptures, which are printed and handwritten in the Ming Dynasty, including the southern, northern and single carved Buddhist scriptures. Among them, the Huayan Sutra of Dafang Guangfo was written by bhiku Zuhui of miaolian temple, who pierced the blood on the tip of the tongue. It is known as the "true Sutra of blood on the tongue", which is particularly precious.

The wooden Scripture of longzang was first engraved in the 11th year of Yongzheng (1733) to the 3rd year of Qianlong (1738) of the Qing Dynasty. It has more than 77000 pieces and is rich in content. It is a great achievement of translation since Buddhism was introduced into China in 2000. It can be called the best wooden Scripture in China. There are two existing Chinese Tibetan scriptures in the world, one is the existing dragon collection of Yunju temple, and the other is the Korean collection of Haiyin temple in South Korea.

Shijing mountain is 450 meters above sea level. There are nine Sutra caves on the mountainside. Leiyin cave is an open cave with a wide interior. The four walls are inlaid with Sutra plates. Most of them are carved in the early period of jingwan. There are four stone pillars in the cave, on which 1056 Buddha statues are carved, so it is called thousand Buddha pillar. There are 4196 scriptures in the nine caves. There are two Tang pagodas in Shijing mountain, as well as a large number of historical relics, such as stone chiseled ancient wells and inscriptions of Sui and Tang Dynasties. In order to facilitate tourists to visit the mountain, Yunju Temple opened a 830 meter long Shijingshan ropeway on October 24, 1999.

artistic value

Stone pagoda with dense eaves

Yunju temple in Fangshan District and the Tang Dynasty stone pagoda with dense eaves on Shijing mountain belong to this early structural form. The short tower base is made of two layers of stone, which is very inconspicuous. The body of the pagoda is all made of white marble. It is quadrangular, and there are niches in the first floor of the pagoda. The statues in the niches have a typical artistic style of the Tang Dynasty. It is a fine stone carving art of the Tang Dynasty, and has high cultural relic protection value and ornamental value. Starting from the second layer of the tower, the eaves of each layer are built by the overlapping method, and the gourd shaped tower brake is placed at the top of the tower.

Northern giant Temple

Yunju temple has become a famous Buddhist temple at home and abroad, a famous place for religious activities, and enjoys the reputation of "northern giant Temple". The unique quiet geographical environment and charming scenery of the temple contain rich Buddhist cultural characteristics. It is a place to collect Buddhist scriptures and pray for good fortune.

Buddhist relic

Yunju temple not only has three Buddhist wonders and a thousand year old pagoda, but also has the world-famous Buddhist relics. Relic (Buddhist term) means corpse or body bone. It is said that Sakyamuni's body was cremated to form a bead like object. On November 27, 1981, two red meat relics were excavated in Leiyin cave. They are the only relics in the world that are treasured in the cave rather than in the tower. They are called "three treasures of the sea" together with the Buddha's tooth in Badachu, Beijing, China and the Buddha's finger in Famen Temple, Xi'an, Shaanxi. Add auspicious light and auspicious atmosphere to the Millennium ancient temple.

tourist guide

Opening Hours

Opening time: 9:00 am

Stop time: 15:30 PM

Closing time: 16:00 PM

Note: Yunju temple is open all year round.

transport line

Bus route: take bus 917 from Tianqiao and get off at yunjusi station of Shidu branch line;

Railway: take train 6437 at Beijing west station and get off at yunjusi station;

Self driving:

From Liulihe exit of Beijing Shijiazhuang Expressway - Liulihe - Yueli road - fangyizhuang - yunjusi road - yunjusi

Fangshan exit of Beijing Shijiazhuang Expressway to Fangshan - Jingzhou road - Zhoukoudian - Fangyi road - yunjusi road - yunjusi

South Tower restoration

On September 9, 2014, after five years of restoration, the landmark "south tower" of Yunju temple was finally completed. On the morning of September 9, 2014, Yunju Temple held a viewing ceremony for the completion of the south tower. As it is the first case of rebuilding an ancient pagoda in China, there is no precedent to follow. The only basis is the old photos. After eight revisions and five years of hard reconstruction, the South Tower of Yunju temple has been restored to the original appearance of the Republic of China.

new

In 2014, the south tower was rebuilt and completed, with bluestone as the main material.

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In 1942, the original South Tower was destroyed by Japanese fire.

Scene: bronze bells are hung on the eaves of the 11th floor of the south tower

In the south of the central axis of Yunju temple, between the pines and cypresses, you can see a towering blue stone brick tower, which echoes the bell tower style Pagoda in the north of the temple.

Looking down from the air through aerial equipment, Yunju temple is like a giant facing the East, stretching out its north and South arms, holding a pagoda in one hand.

The rebuilt South Tower of Yunju temple has 11 floors. The whole body is made of bluestone and other materials. Copper bells are still hung under the eaves of each floor. The mountain wind blows and tinkles.

Address: yunjusi Road, Fangshan District, Beijing

Longitude: 115.77446490526

Latitude: 39.609614431861

Tel: 010-61389101

Tour time: half a day

Traffic information: bus line: take bus 917 from Tianqiao, get off at yunjusi station of Shidu branch line;

Railway: take train 6437 at Beijing west station and get off at yunjusi station;

Self driving:

From Liulihe exit of Beijing Shijiazhuang Expressway - Liulihe - Yueli road - fangyizhuang - yunjusi road - yunjusi

Fangshan exit of Beijing Shijiazhuang Expressway to Fangshan - Jingzhou road - Zhoukoudian - Fangyi road - yunjusi road - yunjusi

Ticket information: 40.00 yuan

Opening hours: 08:30-16:30

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