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Is Tanzhe Temple in Mentougou or Fangshan?

Tanzhe Temple is located in Mentougou District, Beijing, more than 40 kilometers away from Beijing. It was founded in the Jin Dynasty (256-3 16) and is the oldest temple in Beijing. So people often say: Tanzhe Temple comes first, then Beijing. There is an ancient saying that there are countless monks in Tanzhe Temple. Legend has it that there are 3,000 famous monks and countless unknown monks. It shows that there are many family members and many powerful people. In the past, there were 365 villages around Tanzhe Temple, and the grain produced was used by the monks in Tanzhe Temple. It is said that the grain used in Tanzhe Temple in one day is the sum of the grain produced in a village. Therefore, there is a saying that monks in Tanzhe Temple eat one village a day. There is a bronze-cast copper pot with a diameter of 1.85 m and a pot depth of 1. 1 m on the ground stove in Tianwang Temple East Yard of Tanzhe Temple, which was used by monks in past dynasties for cooking. In the past, * * had three pots, which were the smallest. The largest pot is 3 meters in diameter and 2 meters in depth, which is used to cook porridge. It takes two buckets of rice to cook a pot of porridge, and it takes 16 hours to cook a pot of porridge. There is also a pot for steaming steamed bread. Fiona Fang, Fiona Fang is more than 100 miles, with Tongzhou District in the east, Fang Shu in the west, Liangxiang in the south and Yanqing in the north. Tanzhe Temple has a long history and a beautiful environment. There are many ancient and famous trees in the temple. Tantuo Temple was named Kafka Temple in Jin Dynasty, renamed Longquan Temple in Tang Dynasty and Damanju Temple in Jin Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, the old names of Longquan Temple and Kafka Temple were restored one after another. Yun Xiu Temple was named by Emperor Kangxi in Qing Dynasty, but people always called it Tantuo Temple because there are Longtan behind the temple and trees on the mountain. Tanzhe Temple was founded in the fourth year of the Western Jin Emperor Chen Jianye (3 16), with a history of 1700 years. There has always been a saying among Beijingers that "Tantuo Temple comes first, then Youzhou City", which was the earliest temple built when Buddhism was introduced into Yan Di. Tantuo Temple has a large scale and neat buildings. The whole building complex runs through the whole temple with a central axis. The central axis is dominated by halls, including memorial archway, Huaiyuan Bridge, Shanmen, Tianwang Hall, Daxiong Hall, Zhaitang Temple Site and Pilu Pavilion. The east side is dominated by courtyard-style buildings, such as abbot courtyard, palace courtyard, Chikurinin and some halls. The West Road is dominated by altar-style buildings, such as Tan Jie, Compassion Temple, Leng Yan Temple, Huayan Temple, Guanyin Hall and Manjusri Hall. The existing buildings of Tantuo Temple have maintained the style of Ming and Qing Dynasties, with various types, such as "Fudian", "Xieshan", "Hard Mountain", "Attic", "Octagonal Dome" and "Four Corners", each with its own characteristics. There are many cultural relics in Tanzhe Temple, among which gold-plated ribbons, poems in Jin Dynasty, Buddha statues in Qing Dynasty, huge copper pots, grotesque stone fish and brick carvings dedicated to Princess Miao Yan are all rare cultural relics. There are many ancient and famous trees in Tanzhe Temple, of which only 186 are under state protection. The most famous are Millennium Ginkgo Tree, Millennium Miluo Tree, Millennium Cypress Tree, Twin Phoenix Dancing Tasong, Qisi Pine, Yingkesong, Guidesong, Gaitasong and Pepsi Ruyi Tree. There are many buildings and landscapes around Tanzhe Temple attached to Tanzhe Temple. Rudong Guanyin Cave, Mingwang Temple, Angel Temple, Xiexin Pavilion, Shao Shi Quiet Room, Xia Yan Temple, Que 'an Temple, Haichan Stone, Longtan, Xiguan Guanyin Cave, Tiger Cave, Anle Yanshou Hall, Xiashang Pagoda, etc. Among them, there are 75 upper and lower pagodas, including dense eaves, square single-story pagodas, stone crevices, and lying bowl-shaped Tibetan pagodas. It is one of the largest, largest and best-preserved pagodas in Beijing. Emperor Kangxi once called it "the famous mountains and scenic spots are not inferior to Wutai Mountain". For thousands of years, countless tourists have been fascinated by Tan Tuo's beautiful scenery. The intoxicating masterpiece "Ten Scenes of Tanzhe Temple" is a high summary of the beautiful scenery of Tanzhe Temple by predecessors, that is, the red leaves in the plain, the dragons playing with pearls, the green arches in the front peaks, the clouds in the valley, the halls and pavilions decorated by Nanxun, the imperial pavilions and cups, the male peaks holding the sun, the mountains and moons, the snow waves in Jinping and the rainy nights in Feiquan. In the history of Tantuo Temple, there are many famous monks. Biography of a Monk contains Hua Yan, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, and Zen master Guanghui Tongli in the Jin Dynasty was the founder of Lin Ji at that time. His disciples Zhao Shanqi, Zhao Shanqi, Zhao Jueben and others are also famous monks of Lin Ji. Political Zen master, compared with Zen master, is recognized as a representative of Lin Ji School, and Master Zhen Ke ranks among the four eminent monks in Ming Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, Zhen Xuan, Dong Zhuo, Jing Hai, Feng and Ci Yun were all famous legal masters. In the history of Tantuo Temple, funeral activities are very grand, and the Bathing Buddha Meeting and Lianchi Meeting are very famous in Beijing. Every April, "exploring the pool and watching the Buddha" has become a traditional custom of Beijing residents as early as the Ming Dynasty. The annual "Ancient Magnolia Ornamental Festival" has set up many tourism projects, such as folk flower exhibition, makeup photography, tourism handicraft exhibition, quick photography, making money and so on, which are deeply loved by tourists. With the help of relevant departments, the 93 1 bus directly to Tantuo Temple was opened. It has increased all modern tourist service facilities, providing tourists with one-stop services such as travel, shopping, catering and accommodation. Today's Tanzhe Temple has neat buildings, magnificent halls, beautiful scenery, convenient transportation and complete tourist facilities. It has the ability to receive all kinds of tourist groups and small and medium-sized conference groups at home and abroad, and is deeply loved by Chinese and foreign tourists, with a maximum daily passenger flow of 40 thousand. During the period of 1998, monks were officially introduced to Tantuo Temple, and the venues for religious activities were restored, which was a favorable promotion for strengthening the ties between Tantuo Temple and people from all walks of life at home and abroad and further developing tourism. Transportation: You can take bus No.7 to the front door. Take the subway to get off at the Apple Orchard, go west 100 meters, and take bus 93 1 directly. Take bus 336(326) to the beach and transfer to bus 93 1 through. Fuchengmen takes bus 92 1- Dayu and transfers to bus 93 1 through. Tantuo Temple, Jietai Temple 108 National Road.