The Chinese people believe in Buddhism, and they like to burn incense in Buddhist temples during the Spring Festival and some festivals every year. There are two famous places for burning incense in China, one is Yanoda in Hainan Island, and the other is the Lama Temple in Beijing. But there are many things to pay attention to when burning incense!
Opening hours
09:00-16:00 (November 1st - Monday - Sunday, March 31st of the following year)
09:00 -16:30 (Monday to Sunday, April 1st to October 31st)
Ticket information
Ordinary ticket: 25 yuan (Monday to Sunday, January 1st - December 31st)
Transportation Guide
Subway:
Subway Line 2 or Line 5 Yonghegong Station——
Bus:
East of Yonghegong Bridge - No. 13; No. 18; Within 40 hours; No. 40; No. 62; No. 7; No. 16; No. 84; No. 09; Within 12 years; Special 12; Special Road 2; - No. 13, Yonghegong Station; No. 16; No. 17; No. 84; Airport Line 2 Air Conditioning.
Precautions when burning incense in Yonghe Temple
If you burn incense in Yonghe Temple, everyone should pay attention!
In principle, you can burn incense at Yonghe Temple on any day. However, tourists usually choose to burn incense on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, especially on the first day of the new year. There is an endless stream of tourists going to Yonghegong to burn incense, and there will always be a long queue in front of the main hall! However, when burning incense on the first day of the Lunar New Year, you will encounter a huge crowd of people burning incense.
So I hope tourists can make their own choices. If you go to Yonghe Temple to burn incense on a busy day like a holiday, you will encounter a sea of ??people burning incense. I hope tourists can make their own choices. Visitors who go to burn incense must abide by the order, obey the arrangements of relevant personnel, queue in a civilized manner, do not make loud noises, and be calm and pious.
Notes on burning incense in Yonghe Temple:
Opening hours of Yonghe Temple. Yonghe Temple is open to the public all year round. The specific opening hours are as follows: Winter (November 1st each year to March 31st of the following year): 9:00 to 16:00. Summer (April 1st to October 31st each year): 9:00-16:30.
There are some issues that need to be paid attention to when burning incense in Yonghe Temple. First of all, burning incense in Yonghe Temple generally requires three sticks. It does not mean that the more incense you burn, the better. Excess incense can be placed on the table so that others can have a chance to burn it.
Arhat cuisine is a Buddhist fast food. Its name comes from the disciples of Sakyamuni Buddha, the Eighteen Arhats. The Luohan dish at Yonghegong is stewed with yellow flowers, fungus, mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots, gluten, magnolia slices, water chestnuts, tofu, cabbage, carrots, etc. together and add a little vegetable oil.
Because Yonghegong is the largest royal temple in Beijing, it is known as the most spiritual place to make wishes. The TV series "Hey, Old Man!" mentioned that the Lama Temple is full of incense every day. In fact, Yonghe Temple is also the most popular place in Beijing. In Beijing, there is a saying that "harmony between men and women is like a red snail". Many tourists who come to Beijing will come here because of its reputation, and even travel thousands of miles to burn incense and worship Buddha.
The Lama Temple is located in the northeast corner of Beijing, just on the Second Ring Road. You can get there by taking Metro Line 2 or Line 5. It is the place where two emperors of the Qing Dynasty came to prominence, Emperor Qianlong and Emperor Yongzheng. It is said that they are very smart in pursuing their careers here, so they are also very popular.
The Lama Temple was originally Qin Yong’s palace. In the third year of Yongzheng's reign (1725), the palace was renamed Yonghe Palace. When Yongzheng died, his coffin was parked here, and because Emperor Qianlong was born here, two emperors were born in Yonghe Palace, making it the "Blessed Land in front of the Dragon". It can be said that Yonghe Temple was the highest-level Buddhist temple in the middle and late Qing Dynasty.
To this day, Yonghe Temple is also a 4A-level tourist attraction in Beijing. Every day, many tourists come to visit, burn incense and worship Buddha. 20 yuan, a ticket to the Lama Temple, and a CD introducing the history of the Lama Temple. The Temple of Heaven is the first entrance to Yonghe Palace, also known as Yonghe Gate. It was originally the gate of Qin Yong Palace. Maitreya Buddha is worshiped in the hall, and the wood carvings are gilded. On both sides of the main hall are four clay sculptures of heavenly kings with exquisite craftsmanship.
The Falun Hall is the place where all the lamas in the temple gather to chant sutras. It is very tall and is one of the largest halls of Yonghe Temple. It is a cross-shaped building
The tallest pavilion in Yonghe Temple is Wanfu Pavilion, also called the Great Pagoda, which is more than 30 meters high and has three cornices, all made of wood. In the center of Wanfu Pavilion is the world-famous Maitreya Buddha statue carved from white sandalwood. When the Yonghe Temple was first built, it was the Guanyin Hall with carved doll mountains.
The Maitreya Buddha statue carved from white sandalwood is carved from a whole piece of white sandalwood. It is 18 meters high on the ground and buried 8 meters underground. The entire Buddha statue stands on the white marble throne of Mount Sumeru, with the Buddha's head reaching towards the caisson in the highest attic. When making a Buddha statue, just to make a robe for the Buddha statue, you have to walk 1,100 meters, so Wanfu Pavilion is also called the "Big Buddha Tower".
The Lama Temple is a holy place for worshiping Buddha. It is full of incense and is said to be a very spiritual place. The Bodhisattva in charge of business is Samantabhadra, who is also enshrined in Yonghe Temple and can be worshiped. The desire to pray to the Buddha requires one's own sincerity, which is spiritual. Secondly, visiting is also good. This is the largest royal temple in Beijing.