Fayuansi Temple in autumn, free attraction

📍Attraction address: No. 7, Fayuansi Qianjie, Xicheng District, Beijing

🚗Attraction transportation: Shared bikes are convenient

👍️Must-see attraction: Fayuansi Temple covers an area of 6,700 square meters, with a grand architectural scale and a rigorous structure. It adopts a central axis symmetrical layout, facing south, and is divided into the middle, east, and west routes. The main buildings are located on the middle route, including a screen wall, the main gate, the bell and drum towers, the Hall of Heavenly Kings, the Mahavira Hall, the Guanyin Hall, the Vairocana Hall, the Great Compassion Hall, and the Sutra Library. There are three more buildings on the east route of the temple. The one on the north side is a dining hall with seven rooms, a gable roof, and a tile roof. The other two are monk rooms. There is also a small courtyard for monks at the north end of the west route.

Fayuansi Temple is most famous for its lilacs in spring, but its ginkgo trees in autumn are also beautiful. The square in front of the temple is golden, attracting many visitors.

🎟️Ticket information: No reservation or ticket required

Post by Penelope Carmichael | Dec 20, 2024