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What is the origin of Beijing Xiaoxitian?
Xiaoxitian archway was built in 1989. This place used to be a vast land, and there is a temple in the northwest, which is called "Little Western Heaven". The surrounding land is generally called Little Western Paradise. Xiaoxi Temple of Heaven is usually dedicated to the three saints of the West: Amitabha, Guanyin and the Great Trend. According to the cloud, Xiaoxitian here is a small temple, and there are no monks. Now there are no monks.

1, Xiaoxitian is a level of Buddhist temples. The temple dedicated to Buddha is generally called Daxitian, and the temple dedicated to Tathagata is generally called Xiaoxitian.

2. Located in Haidian District, Beijing, between Jishuitan and Iron Lion Tomb.

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Basic introduction

1, from Xinjiekou to the north, there is a street called Xiaoxitian; From the Wulong Pavilion in Beihai Park to the west, there is a temple, also called Xiaoxitian.

2. On the north bank of Beihai Park today, there is an economic botanical garden. In the early years, it was Zhanfu Temple, with a stone pool, a giant Buddha hall, a ten thousand Buddha building and a back hall at the entrance. Behind the back hall, there is a huge wisdom round mirror hall and so on. "Three Seas" contains: "From Shichi to Wanfo Building, it is collectively called the Great Western Heaven." He said that the Ten Thousand Buddha Tower is a great western paradise.

3. Wanfo Building was originally the main building on the north shore of Beihai. It was built in the thirty-fifth year of Qianlong (1770) to celebrate mother's eightieth birthday. After Empress Dowager Cixi believed in Buddhism, the palace allocated special funds to cast 10,000 golden buddhas and enshrined them in the temple. This building is called the Ten Thousand Buddha Tower, the Wanfu Tower or the Great Western Heaven.

4. In the 26th year of Guangxu (1900), Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, and the invading army burned and looted everywhere. The Wanjin Buddha in the Wanfo Building in Beihai was also robbed, and countless jewels on the Giant Buddha Hall were also stolen by Eight-Nation Alliance. Then, a fire was set, and the Wanfo Building was destroyed by fire.

5. In the spring of the eighth year of the Republic of China (19 19), the Great Round Mirror and the Hall of Wisdom near the Giant Buddha Hall and the Wanfo Building were destroyed by fire again. At this point, the Great Buddha Hall, the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagodas and a group of buildings known as the Great Western Heaven were reduced to ashes and scorched earth, leaving only a glazed nine-dragon wall that was not afraid of fire.