What is the best time to visit the Dazhong Temple?

The best time to visit the Dazhong Temple: Beijing’s spring and autumn are neither hot nor cold, and the climate is moderate, making it an ideal travel season. Especially in autumn, the weather is clear and the weather is pleasant, which is praised by Chinese and foreign tourists. Golden Beijing'. The best months to travel throughout the year are April, May, September and October.

Beijing is located on the northern edge of the North China Plain, surrounded by mountains and the sea. It has a typical warm temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. Spring flowers, autumn moon, summer rain, and winter snow each have their own characteristics. The annual average temperature is 11.8℃, the coldest month is January with an average temperature of -4.6℃, and the hottest month is July with a monthly average of 26.1℃. Beijing has shorter spring and autumn and slightly longer winter, with an average annual precipitation of 644 mm and a frost-free period of 180 days. Although Beijing has a long winter, the indoor heating equipment is very good, making it as warm as spring. Due to the large temperature difference between indoors and outdoors, you still need to bring sweaters and cotton coats when traveling to Beijing in winter.

Beijing newspapers, radio stations, and TV stations all have weather forecast columns and commentary, so please pay attention. You can also dial 340, which provides weather forecasts for the current day and the next day in Chinese and English.

However, Beijing’s tourist programs are mostly cultural monuments, scenic spots, and folk customs. These projects are not affected by the climate, so you can travel to Beijing all year round. In winter, travel agencies and hotels in Beijing offer off-season prices, which can save a lot.

Originally known as Juesheng Temple, it was built in the 11th year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1733). It was named after a large bell cast in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty that was housed in the temple. The Dazhong Temple was once the place where the emperors of the Qing Dynasty prayed for rain. The temple faces north and faces south. From south to north, there are the Mountain Gate, the Bell and Drum Tower, the Hall of Heavenly Kings, the Main Hall, the Back Hall, the Sutra Library, the Bell Tower and the East and West Wings. In addition, there are Six villas are distributed on both sides. The big bell tower is the unique core building in the temple. It stands on a huge bluestone platform. The entire bell tower is round at the top and bottom, symbolizing the "round sky and earth". The bluestone platform is built with an octagonal "Sanyin" Under its influence, when the bell is struck lightly, the pure and elegant bell sound can be heard in a radius of more than 100 miles, and the lingering sound can last for 3 minutes. The Yongle Bell hanging high in the bell tower was cast by Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty after he moved the capital to Beijing during the Yongle period. It has a history of 560 years. In the courtyard to the east of the bell tower, there are more than 40 ancient bells of different shapes displayed according to historical periods. The bells in the Song and Yuan Dynasties are barrel-shaped, such as the big bell stored in the Sutra Library. It was cast during the Xining period of the Song Dynasty and has a history of more than 900 years. It is the oldest bell in the Dazhong Temple. Starting from the early Ming Dynasty, the mouth of the bell gradually expanded into a trumpet shape, reflecting people's understanding of the principles of acoustics and mechanics in the history of the development of ancient bells in my country. Tips: Legend has it that Emperor Qianlong once wrote a couplet to testify against Ji Xiaolan. The first couplet reads: A guest lives in nature, but he is a guest in heaven. Ji Xiaolan was at a loss. After passing by the Dazhong Temple, there is a second couplet: When people pass by the Dazhong Temple, the temple bell is bigger than others.