Fayuan Si Buddhist Temple

Fayuan Si Buddhist temple was built in 645 during the Tang Dynasty. During the Ming Dynasty it was rebuilt.

The temple complex covers an area of 6.7 thousand square meters. It is perhaps the most famous Buddhist temple in Beijing.

In the temple there are a large number of cultural relics - such as gilded figures of the Vairochana Buddha, stone lions, ancient bronze sculptures. The temple also contains a large number of Buddhist texts from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

All buildings of the temple complex are symmetrically located along the middle axis. On the territory of the temple are the Main Hall, the Hall of the Heavenly King, the Sutra Hall, the Hall of Great Compassion, the drum tower and the bell tower.