Temple Religious temples in Beijing are scattered all over the capital. The famous existing ones include: Buddhist Fayuan Temple, Tanzhe Temple, Jietai Temple, Yunju Temple, Badachu Temple, etc. Taoist Baiyun Temple, etc. Islamic Beijing Niujie Mosque, etc. Tibetan Buddhism (Lamaism) Lama Temple, etc., Catholic Xishku Catholic Church, Wangfujing Catholic Church, etc. Christian churches such as Gangwa City Church and Chongwenmen Church. China's modern standard Mandarin Chinese is based on Beijing dialect. Eight Scenes of Yanjing The Eight Scenes of Yanjing refer to the eight scenic spots in Beijing in the old days, including smoke trees in Jimen (Xitucheng), dawn in Lugou (Lugou Bridge), sunset in Jintai (Jintai Road), spring shade in Qiongdao (Beihai Park), Juyong Pincui (Badaling), Taiye Autumn Wind (Zhongnanhai), Yuquan Baotu (Yuquan Mountain) and Xishan Qingxue (Xiangshan, Badachu). The description of the Eight Scenic Spots in Beijing was first seen in the Jin Dynasty ancient book "Mingchang Yi Shi". Since then, local chronicles of the past dynasties, including "Wanshu Miscellanies" (Ming Dynasty) and "Chenyuan Zhilue" (Qing Dynasty), have mentioned the eight scenic spots in Yanjing. The early Yanjing The Eight Scenes of Beijing were slightly different from the subsequent Eight Scenes of Yanjing. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong personally presided over the revision of the description of the Eight Scenes of Yanjing and ordered the construction of the Imperial Book of the Eight Scenes of Yanjing. The landscape and description of the Eight Scenes of Yanjing were not fixed until then. The Beijing Central Axis is the central axis that identifies and clarifies the city of Beijing. Beijing’s urban planning is characterized by left-right symmetry with the palace city as the center. The central axis of Beijing starts from Yongding Gate in the south to the Bell and Drum Tower in the north, and is about 7.8 kilometers long. From south to north, they are: Yongding Gate, Qianmen Arrow Tower, Zhengyang Gate, Zhonghua Gate, Tiananmen, Duanmen, Meridian Gate, Forbidden City, Shenwu Gate, Jingshan, Di'anmen, Back Gate Bridge, Drum Tower and Bell Tower. Starting from the Yongding Gate at the southern end of this central axis, there are the Temple of Heaven, the Xiannong Altar, the Taimiao Temple, the Sheji Altar, the Donghua Gate, the Xihua Gate, the Anding Gate, and the Desheng Gate, which are symmetrically distributed around the central axis. Mr. Liang Sicheng, the famous Chinese architect, once said: Beijing's unique and magnificent order was created by the establishment of this central axis. " Yongding Gate, Zhonghua Gate, and Di'an Gate were all demolished after the founding of the People's Republic of China. In recent years, the Yongding Gate Tower has been rebuilt. Beijing is rich in tourism resources, with more than 200 tourist attractions open to the outside world. There are the Forbidden City, the largest imperial palace in the world, the Temple of Heaven, the Royal Garden Beihai, the Summer Palace and the Old Summer Palace, as well as the Badaling Great Wall, the Mutianyu Great Wall and the world's largest courtyard, Prince Gong's Mansion, and other places of interest in the city. *There are 7,309 cultural relics and historic sites, including 6 world heritage sites, 2 national key scenic spots, 1 national historical and cultural city (Beijing), 1 Chinese historical and cultural village (Cuandixia Village), and 99 national key cultural relics protection sites units (including the Great Wall and the Beijing section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal), 326 municipal cultural relics protection units: the Palace Museum (World Cultural Heritage, 1987), the Great Wall (World Cultural Heritage, 1987), Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site ( World Cultural Heritage, 1987), Temple of Heaven (World Cultural Heritage, 1998), Summer Palace (World Cultural Heritage, 1998), Ming Tombs (World Cultural Heritage, 2003) National Key Scenic Area: Badaling (Ming Tombs) ), Shihuadong National Historical and Cultural City: Beijing Famous Chinese Historical and Cultural Villages: Cuandixia Village, Zhaitang Town, Mentougou District Cultural Attractions Forbidden City, Great Wall, Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Ming Tombs, Shichahai, Old Summer Palace, Lugou Bridge, Mutianyu Great Wall, Simatai Great Wall, Jinshanling Great Wall, Juyongguan Great Wall, Jiankou Great Wall, Prince Kung's Mansion Garden, Peking University (formerly Beijing Normal University), Hutongs, Beijing Zoo, Beijing Botanical Garden, Panjiayuan Antique Market, Observatory ( Stargazing stations in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties), Deshengmen, Zhengyangmen, Jingshan, Xiangshan, Bell Tower, and Drum Tower. Religion and Culture China is a country with freedom of religious belief and fully respects every religion in the Beijing area. : Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Christianity. Beijing’s temples, temples, temples and churches are places of religious activity for religious circles and religious believers. The most famous ones are: Catholic East Church, Catholic South Church, and Gangwa City Christian Church. Chongwenmen Christian Church, Niujie Mosque, Dongsi Mosque, Guangji Temple, Guanghua Temple, Baiyun Temple and Yonghe Temple, etc. Buddhism: mainly Tanzhe Temple (the oldest temple in Beijing, which was established 800 years ago). ), Yunju Temple, Jietai Temple, Fayuan Temple, Baoguo Temple, etc. Taoism: Baiyun Temple (Quanzhen Taoism), Dongyue Temple (Zhengyiyi) Tibetan Buddhism (Lamaism): Yonghe Temple Islam: Mainly Niujie. Mosque, Dongzhimenwai Mosque, Dongsi Mosque. Catholic: Xishiku Catholic Church, Xuanwumen Catholic Church, Wangfujing Catholic Church, Xizhimen Catholic Church, Dongjiaominxiang Catholic Church. Christian: Chongwenmen Church, Gangwa City Church, Zhushikou Church, Kuanjie Church, Haidian Church. wait.
Orthodox Church: St. Nicholas Church (remains)