Then take the subway to get off at Apple Orchard Station, and transfer to bus 93 1 to Tanzhe Temple Station.
Tanzhe Temple is located in the southeast of Mentougou District in western Beijing, at the southern foot of Mount Everest in Yumaibao, Taihang Mountain. Because there is Longtan behind the temple and Zheshu in front of it, the mountain is named Tanzhe Mountain, so the temple is named Tanzhe Temple. Tanzhe Temple is the oldest temple in Beijing, 800 years earlier than Beijing. Tanzhe Temple was founded in the Western Jin Dynasty (265-3 16) and is called Kafka Temple. It has a history of 1700 years, so there is a saying that "Tanzhe Temple comes first, then Youzhou". Longquan Temple was expanded in the Tang Dynasty, rebuilt in the Jin Dynasty and renamed Yun Xiu Temple during the overhaul in the Qing Dynasty. By the end of17th century, it had reached its present scale. The common name "Tanzhe Temple" has been passed down through the ages.
There are two treasures in Tanzhe Temple: Guobao and Shi Yu.
There are many historical sites and cultural relics in Tanzhe Temple, such as gold-plated ribbons, poems in the Jin Dynasty, Buddha statues in the Qing Dynasty, and magical stone fish.
Tanzhe Temple is surrounded by nine peaks, and the peaks in front of the temple are like giant screens. As the saying goes, "there is a photo in front, a brace in the back, and a hug in the left and right", which describes its geographical location. The temple is built on the mountain, which is magnificent. The hall goes up step by step, with uneven levels arranged layer by layer and surrounded by high walls. Ancient trees towering inside and outside the temple, flowing water in front of the temple, stupas like forests, bamboo forests into the shade. Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty praised this place: "The scenery of famous mountains is not inferior to Wutai Mountain." From 65438 to 0957, Tanzhe Temple was listed as the first batch of municipal cultural relics protection units.