Southwest Gate of National Botanical Garden.

National Botanical Garden Guide Map.

Autumn colors in the National Botanical Garden.

A geographical indication sculpture at 40 degrees north latitude against the autumn scenery. The sculpture takes the earth's 40 degrees north latitude as the basic composition element and is 5 meters high. It has a transparent semicircular design on it, engraved with a world map, a 40 degree north latitude logo and representative plants of various temperature zones divided according to latitude. The 40th parallel north latitude runs through world-famous cities such as New York, Beijing, and Madrid. This climate zone is suitable for plant growth and human life.

Shifang Pujue Temple (Reclining Buddha Temple) is built facing north and south with a mountain back. It was built during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty (627-649) and was called Touli Temple at that time. Later, there were ruins and buildings in the past dynasties, and the name of the temple also changed with the change of dynasties. It was rebuilt in the 12th year of Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty and renamed Shifang Pujue Temple. Due to the Tang Dynasty temple, there was a sleeping Buddha carved from sandalwood. Later, in the Yuan Dynasty, a huge bronze statue of Sakyamuni's Nirvana was cast in the temple. Therefore, most people called this temple the "Reclining Buddha Temple". The temple courtyard is large in scale and majestic. The temples in the temple are steep, with lush flowers and trees, mountains and ponds, and pavilions and pavilions. Emperor Shizong of the Qing Dynasty once praised it as "the first scenic spot in Renshan" and "the crown of the blue west mountains." The architectural layout not only has the strictness of ordinary temples, but also has certain garden characteristics. Starting from the Shanmen Hall, there are the Tianwang Hall, the Third Era Buddha Hall, the Reclining Buddha Hall and the Sutra Tower, distributed on the central axis. There is also a courtyard on the east and west sides of the central axis, called the East Courtyard (Monk's Residence). Now it is the Wrecking Buddha Villa) and the West Courtyard (Palace Courtyard. Not yet open).

Highlights of the ancient temple: The bronze statue of Sakyamuni Nirvana Buddha, the ancient ginkgo tree (the "Yellow Leaf Temple" Internet celebrity check-in place for enjoying autumn), the ancient wintersweet (the "Snow Searching for Plum" Internet celebrity check-in place), Yuechi (unique shape), the crescent moon shaped release pool), Qianlong Lord Arhat (the legend of the ancient temple).

Schematic diagram of the Reclining Buddha Temple.

Opening hours: 08:00-16:00 (Closed on Mondays, except holidays.)

Tickets: Adults:5 RMB; Students:2.5 RMB;60 years old and over holding old age certificates are free.

The first landscape of the Wrecking Buddha Temple is the "Smart Light and Heavy Light" archway. The archway has four pillars, three rooms, and the third floor is a towering pillar style. The top is in the style of a temple, with a gray tube roof and vermilion lacquer columns. (It is recorded that there was once a wooden archway here, which was demolished due to its dilapidated condition in the early days of liberation. This is a newly built archway in 1984 and remains basically the same.)

The positive title is "Wisdom Light and Strong"(above), and the negative title is "Miao Jue Hengxuan"(below).

Passing through the archway is a stone ramp protected by low walls, lined with ancient cypresses, and rising step by step. The ramps are divided into three roads, separated by two rows of ancient cypresses. The middle road is the original stone ancient road of the temple, which is slightly wider, and the ramps on both sides are narrower. The entire ramp consists of dozens of cypress trees that have been centuries old. The ancient cypresses stand tall, the trees are mottled, and the roads are towering into the sky. The ancient road slowly rises, making people feel that they are approaching the Buddha realm step by step from the world, and it feels solemn and solemn.

Among the towering ancient cypresses on the ancient ancient roads, little squirrels are jumping and flying from time to time, playing and playing, so happy.

At the end of the ancient cypress ramp is the gate of the Wrecking Buddha Temple, and the "Tongcan Mizang" archway (i.e. Liuli archway) is the landmark building of the Wrecking Buddha Temple. The glazed archway was built in the forty-eighth year of Qianlong (1783), with four pillars and three rooms on the seventh floor, and a single eaves and a yellow glazed roof. The Sumi seat, Jiantan stone and the arch are carved of white marble, and the columns are separated by red walls. The plaques on the sub-floors on both sides have a pattern of two dragons playing with beads. The plaque on the main building in the middle is engraved with the words "Tongshen Secret Collection" written by Emperor Qianlong's royal pen, and the words "Full and Strict" on the back are engraved.

The glazed archway is gorgeous and exquisite, colorful, and large-scale, making it a unique sight in the temple. This archway is of the same size as the glazed archway in Xiangshan Zhaomiao, Guozijian, Beihai Xitian Fanjing and other places. It is one of the most magnificent and exquisite archway in Beijing.

In the 18th year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty (1482 AD), Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty ordered the "Tathata Pagoda" to be built here, and personally wrote the "Inscription Stele of Tathata Pagoda in Shou 'an Temple". Large-scale construction began in the 12th year of Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty (1734). The Tathagata relic Pagoda built in the Ming Dynasty was demolished and named "Shifang Pujue Temple". In the forty-eighth year of Qianlong, another large-scale expansion was carried out, adding a palace courtyard and a gorgeous and rich glazed archway.

The glazed archway plaque with Qianlong's imperial pen is inscribed with ten playing beads and golden dragons.

Two dragons playing with beads on the second floor of Liuli Pailou

The archway white jade arch is beautifully carved with a lotus throne, Mount Sumi and the Baoxiang flowers surrounding the archway (the stamens are Taiji patterns).

Beijing City Key Cultural Relics Protection Units and National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units

Pass through the archway and enter the Bell and Drum Tower Courtyard. There is a stone crescent-shaped pool in the courtyard, also known as the Moon Pool. There is an exquisite single-hole arched white marble stone bridge across the center of the pool, and the bridge faces the central axis of the temple. On both sides of the bridge are lawns and wintersweet flower gardens.

On the east and west sides of the north side of the Yueti, in accordance with the regulations of "Morning Bell and Evening Drum", the east side of the front gate hall is the bell tower and the west side is the drum tower. The Bell and Drum Towers are all square, with a width of 6.2 meters and a double height of 8.1 meters. They have double eaves and gray tiles on top of mountains.

An iron bell cast in the 29th year of Wanli of the Ming Dynasty (1601) is preserved in the bell tower. The iron bell has a beautiful shape and a crisp and melodious sound. It is an important historical relic in the Wrecking Buddha Temple.

The Moon Pond is the release pond of the reclining Buddha Temple, also known as the "Merit Pond". There are released goldfish and turtles inside.

"thieves" often visit the release pool. They first observe the trees by the pool, then fall on the railing to select the target, and enter the water...

Across the stone bridge, just north is the Gate Hall of the Reclining Buddha Temple. The temple has a three-room width, with gray pipes and tiles resting on the top of the mountain, and a plaque of "Shifang Pujue Temple" hangs above the forehead of the center door. It was originally inscribed by Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty, but the current plaque is supplemented by Zhao Puchu, President of the Buddhist Association of China. On both sides of the hall are clay sculptures painted statues of the two generals, Heng and Ha. The difference from other temples is that these two statues are sitting statues rather than standing statues. They are the guardians of Buddhism.

President Zhao Puchu added the inscription and plaque.

There is a small door on the east and west sides of the Shanmen Hall, and the three doors stand side by side, so the Shanmen Hall is also called the "Sanmen Hall".

From the Shanmen Hall to the Reclining Buddha Hall, a corridor runs through the north and south, forming the central axis of the entire temple layout.

The Tianwang Hall is located on the north side of the Shanmen Hall. It is the second hall of the Reclining Buddha Temple. The two halls are connected by Yonglu. The Tianwang Hall has three rooms wide, with gray pipes and tiles resting on the top of the mountain. In the center of the hall, there is a clay sculpture and lacquer gold Maitreya Buddha statue, and behind it is a wooden and lacquer gold statue of the Dharma Protector Wei Tuo Station, which is passed down as a relic of the Ming Dynasty. On both sides are clay sculptures painted giant sitting statues of the four great kings.

The beams in the hall are imitated with exquisite gold-plated double dragons and seals.

On the east side of the Tianwang Hall, there is a cluster of ancient wintersweet trees. It was planted during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty and has been more than a thousand years ago. It is commonly known as the "crown of wintersweet trees in the capital". There are also dozens of bushes of wintersweet blossoms in the temple. In the winter snow season, they exude a fragrant aroma and delicate fragrance. It is a wonder of the winter scenery of the capital, attracting people to "walk in the snow and admire the plum blossoms."

The ancient wintersweet is hung with red signs of ancient and famous trees issued by the Beijing City Landscape Bureau.

There is a stone tablet on the east and west sides of Yong Road in front of Tianwang Hall. On the east side is "Rebuilding the Monument of Pujue Temple in Xishan". Wang Zezhen, son of Wang Xitong, the "Ash King" of the Republic of China and a member of the Senate of the Republic of China, wrote an article, describing the cause and process of rebuilding the Reclining Buddha Temple during the Republic of China.

The corridor on the north side of the Tianwang Hall connects the Third World Buddha Hall.

The Sanshi Buddha Hall is the main building of the whole temple. It is not only the main hall among many temples, but also the largest one among the halls. It has a width of five rooms and a depth of three rooms. It has a single eaves Xieshan style with yellow glaze cut with a green glaze roof. The wooden lacquered gold III Buddha statues are enshrined in the hall. From east to west, they are Medicine Master Buddha, Sakyamuni Buddha, and Amitabha Buddha. They are said to be relics of the Tang Dynasty and one of the ancient sculptures in the West Mountain. Eighteen clay sculptures and painted sitting statues of Arhats sat on the east, west and sides of the hall. Behind the hall is the statue of "Upside-seated Guanyin" facing Shou 'an Mountain (behind the Third Buddha). This Guanyin has been restored in recent years. It has a kind face and a natural posture. The pattern of the robe on its body is carefully carved using the traditional "gold stripping" method. The "gold stripping process" is to first apply gold to the base, then apply pigment to the gold foil, and then outline the pattern, peel off the pattern or part of the pigment outside the pattern to expose the gold below, thus forming a finished product. The gold is on the bottom and the pigment is on the top, and the decorative effect is unique and beautiful.

Outside the Temple of the Third World Buddha hangs a plaque with Qianlong's royal pen "Double Forest Deep Realm", and there are couplets inscribed on both sides: "Green bamboos and yellow flowers in the Buddhist forest are empty, and the treasure building is surrounded by beads and the Buddhist universe is wonderful and solemn"(the current couplet is inscribed by Aixinjueluo Pu Jie).

Qianlong's imperial pen "Double Forest and Deep Realm" has a plaque with sixteen golden dragon plates.

Eighteen arhats are painted in clay sculptures in the Third World Buddha Hall. The difference is that seventeen of them are dressed in cassock and dressed as monks. Only the arhat in the southeast corner is wearing a dragon robe and has a long beard. It is majestic and looks quite like an elderly monarch. Why does such a statue appear in the lying Buddhist temple? According to Xiangshan folklore, this arhat was created according to the image of Emperor Qianlong. Qianlong believed that he was the son of heaven, had a deep cultivation of Buddhism, and was the reincarnation of an Arhat, so he ordered his statue to be enshrined in the Temple of the Three Dynasties Buddha. However, some people believe that this Buddha statue is the image of Yongzheng. The reclining Buddha Temple was once given the Yunxiang family temple by imperial decree. In order to thank the emperor, the Yunxiang family worshiped the emperor's portrait in the temple, which seems to make sense.

The beams of the Third World Buddha Hall are imitated with golden and colorful paintings of harmony seals.

There is a small platform in front of the Temple of the Third World Buddha. On both sides of the platform are stone tablets, both with turtle and dragon heads. On the east side is the memorial stone tablet "Imperial Shifang Pujue Temple Stele" in the twelfth year of Yongzheng (1734). On the dark side, there are Qianlong poems. On the west side is the memorial poem stele in the 48th year of Qianlong (1785).

Jialan Hall is the east wing of the Third World Buddha Hall (Daxiong Hall). In the center of the hall is the King of Boshima, on his left is the Prince of Zhituo, and on his right is the lonely elder. On the north side of the hall is the statue of Guan Yu, with Guan Ping standing on the left and Zhou Cang on the right. On the south side of the hall is the sitting statue of Weituo.

The plaque of the "Jialan Hall" written by Qianlong's imperial pen.

The Ancestral Hall is the western wing of the Third World Buddha Hall (Daxiong Hall). In the center of the hall is the first ancestor of Zen Buddhism, Dharma, on the left is the second ancestor, Zen Master Huike, and on the right is the third ancestor, Monk Can. On the north side of the hall is Zen Master Huineng, the sixth ancestor, and on the south side is Zen Master Baizhang Huaihai.

The plaque of the "Ancestral Hall" written by the Emperor Qianlong.

The top of the auxiliary hall is painted with flat chess ceilings, and the beams are painted with gold on the double dragons and seals.

Hanging on the east side of the Third World Buddha Hall is a copper bell cast by the second generation Prince Yi Hongxiao. The bell is 1.31 meters high and 0.88 meters in diameter. It is a perfectly preserved ancient bell in Beijing's Wrecking Buddha Temple. The bell is a Buddhist implement. When Buddhists do Buddhist tasks, they strike it to gather the monks. Buddhism believes that ringing the bell can relieve worries and bring blessings. There has always been a folk custom in our country to ring the bell to pray for peace and pray for longevity.

The inscription on the ancient clock.

There is a thousand-year-old ginkgo tree on the east and west sides of the Third Buddha Hall. The trunk is more than 5 meters wide and the base is more than 100 square meters. The four sides are surrounded by stone railings with white jade and lotus heads. It is said that it was set up during the renovation of the temple in the 48th year of Qianlong. Every late autumn, yellow leaves float and the trees and the ground are golden, so the Reclining Buddha Temple is also known as the "Yellow Leaf Temple".

Ancient ginkgo trees on the east side of the Three Buddha Hall.

The ancient and famous tree sign of the ancient ginkgo tree.

Ancient ginkgo trees on the west side of the Three Buddha Hall.

Ancient and famous tree sign of ancient ginkgo trees

The Hall of Reclining Buddha is located behind the Hall of the Third Era Buddha and is the fourth palace on the main axis of the temple. The Hall of the Reclining Buddha has a three-room width, a single eaves and a mountain, a green glazed tile roof, and a yellow glazed tile trimmed edges. In the hall is dedicated to the bronze reclining Buddha, the master of Shifang Pujue Temple.

The bronze reclining Buddha cast during the Yingzong period of the Yuan Dynasty is enshrined on the treasure bed in the Hall of Reclining Buddha. The Buddha statue is 5.3 meters long, 1.6 meters high, and weighs about 500,000 kilograms. (According to the History of the Yuan Dynasty, 500,000 kilograms of copper were smelted, with more than 10,000 soldiers serving more than 10,000 soldiers. It took ten years (referring to the successive repair time) and consumed 5 million taels of silver.)

The Buddha statue heads west and south, and lies on its side. Stretch your legs horizontally, bend your right arm to support your head, and place your left hand naturally flat on your legs. Under you is a lotus seat carved with white marble. The Buddha statue has a peaceful face, a free posture, and a simple and exquisite expression, expressing the purified and solemn style of Buddhist art. Behind the reclining Buddha stood twelve Yuan Juas of Sakyamuni. The disciples had serious expressions and serene expressions, holding lotus flowers in their hands and standing bowed their heads.

In the display cabinet next to the reclining Buddha, there are several pairs of huge shoes, which were presented by several emperors in the Qing Dynasty.

On the forehead of the door of the reclining Buddha Hall is hung a plaque written by the Empress Dowager Cixi,"The moon is always bright". There are a couplet on both sides of the door. The first couplet reads "Making Bodhi Heart Imprints and Implementing Laws as Wishes", and the second couplet reads "Those who are now living measure all living beings", inscribed for Mr. Pu Jie.

The plaque of the Imperial Book of Empress Dowager Cixi,"The Moon Always Bright", is 1.5 meters wide and 0.45 meters high. It is in the middle of the seal of "The Treasure of the Imperial Brush of Empress Dowager Cixi". The "nature" in "the moon is always bright" refers to "legal nature", that is,"truth". "Mahayana Originality of Faith" believes that the origin of various dharma comes from the only true heart, that is, the so-called "truth is like origin." Therefore, the Dharma nature means "one heart", and the whole sentence means that the Dharma nature has eternal light like the moon.

The plaque "De Da Zi" hangs in the Hall of Reclining Buddha, which is the inscription for Emperor Qianlong. The plaque hangs outside the hall. During the Guangxu years, Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu went to the Reclining Buddha Temple to pay incense. Cixi inscribed a plaque for the Reclining Buddha Hall with the words "Sexual Moon Always Bright". After that, the inscription Cixi was hung outside the Hall of Reclining Buddha, while the inscription of Qianlong was moved to the main hall and hung.

The beams of the reclining Buddha Hall are imitated with golden and colorful paintings of harmony seals.

The wordless monuments on both sides of the platform in front of the Hall of Reclining Buddha.

The Sutra Tower is located behind the Hall of Reclining Buddha and is the last building in the temple. It has a wide surface of five rooms, a corridor in front, double eaves and hard mountain ridges, and a gray tube and tile roof. There are three northern apartments on each side of the east and west. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Reclining Buddha Temple was not only famous for its reclining Buddha, but also famous for its Buddhist scriptures.

There is an old tree on the east side of the Sutra Building. Its trunk is short and thick and covered with strange bumps. Walking in and taking a look, wow! It is actually a national locust that has existed for hundreds of years.

The ancient and famous tree sign of the old locust tree.

Many ancient trees in the temple are hung with signs telling people to adopt the tree.

On both sides of the hall area along the central axis of the Middle Road of Wingfo Temple, there is a Yong Road running from north to south. Outside the east road wall, it was originally the living place of the temple. In turn, there are Dazhai Hall, Dachan Hall, Jiyue Pavilion, Qingliang Hall and Zutang Courtyard, all courtyards in the form of courtyards. It is now the Wrecking Buddha Villa. Outside the west road wall is the palace courtyard, a place for emperors to go out and rest. It is not open to the public now.

There are different wall-shaped doors on the red walls of the east and west roads.

A century-old tree outside the red wall.

The beams of the Wrecking Buddha Temple are imitated with auspicious beasts that "eliminate disasters and avoid evil".

"Persimmon Ruyi" in the temple

The auxiliary room on the east side of the central axis has been changed to "Deda Tea House" for tourists to rest and sip tea.