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Most of the existing buildings in the temple are from the Ming and Qing dynasties, and there are pagodas from various historical periods such as the Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. The over 900 rooms and 638 halls still maintain in the style of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and Qing dynasty
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in the mountain, so people always call it "Tanzhe Temple". For the reason that it was first built earlier than Beijing city, so there is a saying that "there comes first the Tanzhe Temple, then the Beijing city"
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at both ends of houses' main ridges to prevent water leakage, avoid fire and protect their family. It was said that when Kangxi Emperor (1662-1722) once came to Tanzhe Temple, he saw the
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To the right of the main courtyard lies a separate yard containing stone monuments built in different styles over a period of several centuries and housing the remains of eminent monks.
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built near it. Now near 70 pagodas built in different dynasties are entirely preserved. They are of various types, such as stone column pagodas (
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The spacious and imposing buildings are arranged in three main northsouth axes. Along the central axis are the Archway, the
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Tanzhe Temple entered the most glorious period in the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), four emperors, namely
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The temple is divided between the Hall of Abstinence, the Ordination Altar and the
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Tanzhe Temple was first established in the 1st year of Yongjia period (307) in
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with colorful glaze and vivid style. It was made in the
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Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Beijing
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was going to leave, he ordered to build a long gilded
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Affiliation
Buddhism
Tanzhesi Town
Mentougou District
Beijing
Tanzhe Temple is located in Beijing
Geographic coordinates
39°54′14″N 116°01′27″E / 39.904016°N 116.024133°E / 39.904016; 116.024133
Style
Chinese architecture

Chinese



pinyin
Zhe Tree
Buddhist
Western Hills
Beijing
China National Highway 108
Tanzhesi Town
Mentougou District
Jin Dynasty (266–420)
mu
Ming
Qing
Western Jin dynasty
Kangxi Emperor

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