Fangshan ancient pagoda

There are 107 ancient pagodas in Fangshan, accounting for about half of the total number of existing ancient pagodas in Beijing. Although it has been weathered for a long time, its style still exists, so it has won the reputation of "Fangshan pagoda is the capital". When you visit Fangshan, you can see pagodas of different styles and ages.

Fangshan ancient pagoda

There are 107 existing ancient pagodas in Fangshan District, accounting for about half of the total number of existing ancient pagodas in Beijing, so it has won the reputation of "Fangshan pagoda crown capital". When you visit Fangshan, you can see pagodas of different styles and ages. Despite years of experience, the style still exists.

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The well preserved pagodas are Haotian pagoda, Yunju Temple North pagoda, Wanfo hall flower pagoda, Yanxing Dade pagoda, linggong Heshang pagoda, Yao Guangxiao tomb pagoda, Dougezhuang pagoda, Zhenjiang camp pagoda, etc. Most of them are pagodas commemorating the burial of monks. Among them, the most typical is Haotian pagoda, also known as "Duobao pagoda". Located on liaoshigang in Liangxiang, it was built in Liao Dynasty. The tower is 47.5 meters high and octagonal. It is the only five story hollow brick tower in Beijing. There are cloisters on each floor of the tower, and there are observation holes in the corridor, which were used for military observation.

The most famous and appropriate one in the scenic area is the Tang pagoda, which has a large number, accounting for about one third of the existing Tang pagodas in China. The oldest existing Pagoda in the area is the Tang pagoda of Yunju temple, with a total of seven, all of which are white marble pagodas. Among them, the earliest one was built in the first year of Jingyun of emperor Ruizong of Tang Dynasty (AD 710), and the most famous one is the princess Jinxian tower of eight sisters of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, which is located in Shijing mountain.

The North Tower of Yunju temple and the flower tower of Ten Thousand Buddhas hall are also of outstanding architectural style. The North Tower of Yunju temple, also known as "Luohan tower", was built in Liao Dynasty. With a height of 30 meters, the top is like a bell, and the bottom is like a bowl. The tower has a two-story Pavilion style body. There is a brick carving of Zhouji lotian near the waist of the tower base. There are two existing buildings in China, which are rare in form. Wanfotang flower tower, located in wanfotang village, Hebei town, was built in 1070. With a height of 24 meters, the upper part is like a bamboo shoot, and there are many niches at the top. The niches are filled with Buddha statues, and each niches is decorated with a brick animal head or elephant head extending outward. Yuanwang is the earliest flower tower in China.

The existing Ming tower is Yao Guangxiao's tomb tower in the east of changlesi village, chonggezhuang township. With a height of 33 meters, it is octagonal with nine levels of dense eaves. There are nine layers of astringent eaves on the top of the tower, with copper bells hanging at each corner. The Tasha is made of iron and looks like a gourd. Among the mingta, Dougezhuang Pagoda in chonggezhuang Township and zhenjiangying Pagoda in Nanshangle Township also have their own characteristics. The tower of Dougezhuang is supported by three layers of brick lotus petals on the base. Each two-layer eaves is decorated with half lotus petals, which are symmetrically printed up and down, up to eight layers, and is capped with lotus. The yingta in Zhenjiang is a stone pagoda with a covered bowl, a square xumizuo, a waist tied relief and a lotus on its back. The upper part of the pagoda is a nine phase wheel Baozhu temple.

The existing ancient pagodas in Fangshan have different styles due to the different dynasties when they were first built, but they are of fine workmanship, strong rain, elegant appearance, and distinctive brick and stone carvings. They not only show the achievements of ancient Chinese tower building art, but also give people the enjoyment of beauty.

Surrounding scenic spots

Fangshan Shangfangshan National Forest Park

Shangfangshan National Forest Park, located in Fangshan District, southwest of Beijing, has dense forests, picturesque peaks, deep caves, elegant environment, pleasant climate and fresh air. As early as the Guangwu period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, monks built temples to nurture trees. After more than 1900 years of vicissitudes, it has become a unique place for leisure and adventure, integrating mountains, forests, caves, temples and museums.

The park covers an area of more than 5300 mu. There are more than 100 kinds of medicinal plants. Huangjing, jujube and Toona are the three special products of Shangfangshan, which are called "three treasures". There are also ancient trees such as pine and cypress on the mountain. Shangfangshan is a famous religious mountain. The center of each temple is "Douliu Temple". You can only reach it by climbing the "cloud ladder" composed of 262 level cliff stone steps.

There are nine caves in the mountain. The most famous one is "Yunshui cave". The word "Yunshui cave" embedded in the cave entrance is inscribed by Mr. Zhao Puchu. There are 108 natural landscapes in the cave, including 12 peaks. The peaks are magical and beautiful. "Zhongtian Zhizhu" is the highest peak among them, with an altitude of 860 meters, also known as "jiexingtuo"; Qingtian Yuzhu is a basic stalagmite with a height of 37 meters, which is the largest Stalagmite in China. Other major attractions include Yidou spring, Wanghai nunnery, sutra Pavilion, etc.

Fangshan Longxian Palace

Longxian palace scenic spot is located in longquansigou, Dongguan village, Zhangfang Town, Fangshan District, Beijing, which is separated from xianqidong mountain. The altitude of the entrance is 510 meters. It's 100 km away from the center of Beijing. It's 15 km north from the first ferry of Shidu scenic spot. You can get off at sanhezhuang station of Jingyuan railway and get there 2 km north. Outside the cave, there are many mountains and abrupt peaks; in spring, there are birds singing and flowers fragrant; in summer, there are green mountains; in autumn, there are golden fruits and red leaves; in winter, there are white snow and silver.

Longxian palace, with an area of 10000 square meters, can be called the first hall in northern China. The mountain is composed of chert banded dolomite and algal laminated dolomite, which grew in the shallow sea and coastal area about 1 billion years ago. The cave hall was formed 70 million years ago. After nearly ten million years of chemical deposition, it has formed a unique spectacle, such as dragon egg, the source of life, seal guarding cave, lotus throne, Xianshui Jinzhu, jinfurong garden, jiutianyin waterfall, golden jellyfish, Dragon Palace crystal, etc. In particular, the palm shaped stalagmites and squirrel fossils are more precious, which are the only ones in northern China: Fangshan cedar and Northern scenery, and the Dragon Palace is more magnificent. Visitors are in the colorful, magnificent and dazzling fairyland temple.

Fangshan Shidu

There are 10 scenic spots in the scenic area, including gushanzhai, xianfenggu, wanjingxiangou, Nanfang Grand Canyon, Pudu villa, Pingxi Anti Japanese martyrs cemetery, xianqidong, tianchishan, xihugang and Wuxing canyon; there are horse resisting paradise, Jiudu rafting, Badu boating field and Liudu Boating field, Qingjiang jiulongtan and other entertainment spots can provide bungee jumping, cliff parachute jumping, ropeway, rock climbing, gliding, rafting, pedal boat, canoe, surfer, motorboat, beach bathing, swimming, horse riding and many other entertainment projects; there are 33 medium and high-end hotels and West Hotel, such as Shanguang Hotel, wangfotai villa, Yan'an training center, Bijia villa, Finance Bureau Training Center and so on There are 11 professional tourism villages, including Zhuang Folk Village, Xihe River fishing village and so on, with 5600 beds, which can provide one-stop services of travel, travel, housing, food, shopping and entertainment.

Address: A1 waiguanxie street, Fangshan District, Beijing

Longitude: 116.14788370039

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