Tanzhe Temple was founded more than 1700 years ago with a very long history. It used to be big. It is said that the Forbidden City in Ming Dynasty was built in imitation of this place. There is a saying in Beijing that "Tanzhe Temple comes first, then Beijing City". The temple was valued by the royal families in past dynasties, and the incense was extremely prosperous. And surrounded by mountains, towering old trees, simple and exquisite architecture, good scenery.
The area of Tanzhe Temple is not large now, and the length and width of the temple area are about 300 meters. There are many main buildings and towering ancient trees in the temple. It takes about 2 hours to walk here. In addition, there is Longtan behind the temple and two Tallinns in front of it. It takes about 3 hours to visit all of them, but if you want to know more about observation or photography, it may take longer.
The main entrance of Tanzhe Temple is located on the south side, about 300 meters away from the south side of the temple are two Tallinns, which are often overlooked by tourists who visit the temple directly, but the scenery at Tallinn is also very good. You might as well visit the temple before you enter it. Tallinn consists of an urn, where the dead owner of the temple keeps relics. The Tallinn in Tanzhe Temple is mainly gray and white, in a quiet forest. Walking around here is very quiet, it feels simple and safe, and you can take very good photos.
After visiting Tallinn, you can enter the temple from the mountain gate. On the central axis of the temple, there are buildings such as the mountain gate, the Heavenly King Hall, the Ursa Major Hall and the Piluge. There are pear tree courtyard and palace courtyard on both sides, which can be visited on foot. The architectural style of the temple is unified, and most of them have bright and brilliant paintings, and the layout is very beautiful. There are many palaces where the emperor lived, so they are very beautiful. In addition to buildings, there are many towering old trees in the yard, which cover the sky and give people a feeling of ancient simplicity and tranquility, and photography is also very good.
The imperial tree behind the Hall of Great Heroes is a thousand-year-old ginkgo tree with a spectacular scale. It is said that when every generation of Qing emperors ascended the throne, every branch of this tree was growing, which was very interesting. You can focus on visiting.
Further north of the Imperial Tree, there is an Alqiaoyulan tree, which is also an ancient tree. In particular, this tree is the only two-color magnolia tree in Beijing. Magnolia trees are very beautiful in bloom every spring.
Stone fish on the northwest side of the temple is also a famous attraction that tourists must visit here. According to legend, as long as you touch this stone fish, you can heal and pray, which is very effective. Now you need to pay at least 5 yuan incense money to touch stone fish. If you are interested, you can experience it.
In addition to these scenic spots, the "Qushui" sculpture, the big copper pot, the Tiger Cave and the Guanyin Cave in the temple are also famous, and each one has a very interesting history and legend, so you can learn about it.
On the northeast side of Tanzhe Temple, there is a stone step road leading to the mountain and Longtan behind the temple. The "pool" in Tanzhe Temple refers to the Longtan behind the mountain. It's about 1 km to Longtan, and it takes about half an hour to get there. But Longtan is small and not very distinctive, and tourists seldom go there.
In addition to enjoying many ancient trees and temple buildings, the natural scenery around Tanzhe Temple is also very good. The whole temple is surrounded by several hills, and the surrounding mountains are densely wooded. Every autumn, red leaves are everywhere on the mountain, which is no less than Xiangshan and other places. It is a very good place to watch red leaves in Beijing.
There are many scenic spots, hotels and restaurants around Tanzhe Temple, such as:
The Eight Banners Cave in the scenic spot is 7 km away from Tanzhe Temple1.1.
Tianmenshan National Forest Park is 1.95km away from Tanzhe Temple.
Jietai Temple is 6.0 1km away from Tanzhe Temple.