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引龙侯Beijing | Autumn Snapshots of Biyun Temple
Fragrant Hills is one of my country's four major autumn viewing spots.
Biyun Temple is located within the Fragrant Hills scenic area.
The most important building is the "Vajrasana Pagoda."
This pagoda was built in the thirteenth year of the Qianlong Emperor's reign (1748). Climbing up the mountain, it is magnificent and imposing.
Modeled after the Vajrasana Pagoda of Zhenjue Temple in Beijing, it is a Sakyamuni memorial pagoda entirely constructed of white marble. Standing 34.7 meters tall, it is the tallest and largest existing Vajrasana-style pagoda in China. The pagoda is inscribed with the Qianlong Emperor's calligraphy, "The Lamp is in Bodhi." The pagoda is covered with reliefs of Buddha images, dragons and phoenixes, cloud patterns, lions and elephants, etc.
Name: Biyun Temple (within Fragrant Hills Park)
Address: No. 40, Maimai Street, Haidian District, Beijing
Hours: 8:30-17:00
Ticket Price: 10 RMB/person; Fragrant Hills Park annual pass accepted
Transportation: Get off at "Fragrant Hills Park" station on the Western Suburbs Line.