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Day 1: East Gate, Qinzheng Hall, Xiaobailou, Jingcuihu, Cuiwei Pavilion, Xiangshan Temple, Shuangqing Villa, Laiqingxuan, Xiabiaodeng, Zhishi Pavilion, Laiqiu Pavilion, Zhaomiao, Jianxinzhai, Liuli Tower, Glasses Lake, Cableway Up the Mountain, Xianglu Peak, Walking Down the Mountain, Xiangwu Cave, Xiangshan Hotel, East Gate.

The second day: East Gate, Qinzheng Hall, Zhiyuan Zhai, Zhisong Garden, Laiqiu Pavilion, Yuhua Temple, Youqiu Pavilion, Duojing Pavilion, Zhao Temple, Yajing Lake, North Gate, Biyun Temple, North Gate, Qinzheng Hall, East Gate.

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The next day, we continued to enter the east gate and went up the mountain from the north side of Qinzheng Hall.

Looking up at the top of the mountain, pavilions appear on Xianglu Peak.

The courtyard behind the Qinzheng Hall is Zhiyuan Zhai, which was built in 1761 and was once the residence of Emperor Qianlong in Xiangshan.

It consists of three parts: Zhiyuan Zhai, Yunqin Zhai and Tingxuexuan. It was once devastated by the Anglo-French Allied Forces and the Eight-Power Allied Forces. Xiangshan Park was established after liberation and was restored.

Zhisong Garden is a newly opened scenic spot. There are more than 100 ancient pine and cypress trees on both sides of the main tourist path.

The pines and cypresses are tall and strong, and their shapes are majestic, setting off each other with the Glazed Pagoda of Zhao Temple, forming the landscape of "Qiongsong Pagoda Shadow".

Come to Qiuting and Yuhua Temple, and come to Yanfei Weixiu.

Yan Feiweixiu is connected to Yuhua Temple by a street building.

Soon we arrived at Duojing Pavilion.

Although the multi-view pavilion is not as open as Xianglu Peak, it is fortunately relatively close and the effect is not bad.

After arriving at Duojing Pavilion, go down the mountain and head towards Biyun Temple.

Pass by Glasses Lake.

Jiari Pavilion.

Persimmons hang all over the branches.

Exit the north gate and arrive at Biyun Temple. Biyun Temple is outside the north gate of Xiangshan Mountain. Tickets need to be purchased separately. Ticket price: 10 yuan.

Generally speaking, Xiangshan and Biyun Temple are always connected, but after so many visits to Xiangshan, I have never entered the door of Biyun Temple. This time, I will make up for this class.

Biyun Temple was built in 1331 in the second year of Yuan Zhishun. It is said that it was built from the mountain of Yelu Almishe's house, a descendant of Yelu Chucai. It was originally called Biyun Temple. Later, it continued to expand through the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Biyun Temple is built along the mountain, facing west and east. There are a total of six courtyards on the central main road, and there are also a group of small courtyards on each side. The main buildings along the central axis are the Mountain Gate, Maitreya Hall, Daxiong Hall, Bodhisattva Hall, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, and King Kong Throne Tower. There is a courtyard in the north and south, Arhat Hall on the south, and Shuiquan Courtyard on the north.

There is a pair of stone lions in front of the door. The stone lions are squatting on the Sumi seat, with a majestic and lifelike figure. It is said that the stone lion was made by Wei Zhongxian and is a very artistic stone carving in the Ming Dynasty. The carving is extremely exquisite and complex. Not only are there carvings on the waist of the Sumizuo seat, the upper and lower beams are decorated with patterns, but even the upper and lower owls are also decorated with carvings. This is the best among stone lions and is very rare.

The gate hall is very regular, with three bays and a gate opening in the middle.
There is a plaque with gold characters on a blue background on the mountain gate. On it,"Biyun Temple" is written in Manchu, Han, Mongolian and Tibetan languages, and is written in Qianlong's handwriting. The plaque of the "Biyun Temple" is a bit worn out, and the two statues of the strong man guarding the temple gate in the hall are commonly known as the two generals.

The Sumizuo on both sides is carefully carved and is a rare one.

The Maitreya Hall is a two-entrance courtyard, with the copper Maitreya Buddha enshrined in the center of the hall.

There are bell and drum towers on both sides in front of the hall.

The Sanjin Courtyard-the Daxiong Hall is in the center of the plaque written by Qianlong's imperial pen: Energizing and Resurrection.

In front of the Daxiong Hall, there is a pair of Buddhist buildings with countless dragons carved on the entire body and exquisite carvings.

The roof of the building is a single-eaves and four-corner roof-type roof, with a brick and stone imitation wood structure, and four hanging ridges carved with dragons.

The building is a hexagonal prism full of scriptures, and each edge is engraved with a swimming dragon.

The base is a fully carved Sumizuo. The dragon carved on the upper fang and the deer carved on the waist are also extremely exquisite, demonstrating the status of the royal temple of Biyun Temple.

The copper incense burner in front of the Daxiong Hall looks rusty, and the base is engraved with "Biyun Temple".

Although it looks dilapidated, the details are extremely exquisite.

In the courtyard of the Daxiong Hall, ancient trees reach the sky and are full of green. You can feel that this is not only a temple, but also a beautiful garden landscape.

The four-entrance courtyard is the Bodhisattva Hall, which is a newly restored building and is not open yet. The introduction board at the door said: There are five Bodhisattva worshiped in the hall, surrounded by hanging mountains, clouds of clouds and statues of the twenty to forty heavens.

A plaque is hung in the center of the hall, reading "Three Cars for Static Performance". After checking the information, I learned that there were three carriages: sheep carriages, deer carriages, and ox-cart carriages. Buddhist terms refer to three rides. It means that a sheep cart is used to describe Shengwen riding (small riding), a deer cart is used to describe Yuanjue riding (middle riding), and an ox cart is used to describe Bodhisattva riding (Mahayana).

The most eye-catching thing is an octagonal stele pavilion in front of the main hall. This was a renovated stele pavilion of Biyun Temple made by the Emperor Qianlong. The stele pavilion was built in the 14th year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. It has double eaves and octagonal roofs with sharp yellow glazed tiles. The upper and lower eaves are decorated with brackets, red walls and red pillars, and two dragons playing with beads. The stele pavilion contains an inscription on the Qianlong prefabricated and rebuilt Biyun Temple stele.

It can be seen from the yellow glazed roof of the stele pavilion that the high level of this stele pavilion can also show the status of Biyun Temple as a royal temple. Because in ancient Chinese buildings, only the emperor's palaces and temples built under orders could use yellow glazed tiles.

The stone tablet is engraved with an inscription on the reconstruction of Biyun Temple made by Qianlong Imperial.

A dragon is carved on the top, and the body of the stele is decorated with branches and lotus patterns.

There are turtles and sea coats below.

The rebuilt Biyun Temple stone stele made by Qianlong Imperial is very rare among the existing stone steles in terms of precision, exquisiteness and integrity, and can be called a rare treasure.

The fifth courtyard is the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, which was originally the Pu Ming Miao Jue Hall. On March 12, 1925, Dr. Sun Yat-sen stayed in this hall for four years after his death. In 1954, it was built into the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. It displays the glass-covered steel coffin donated by the former Soviet government and Dr. Sun Yat-sen's paintings and works and other cultural relics. The plaque above the main entrance is written by Soong Ching Ling.

The horse chestnut trees in the courtyard are tall and dense, with prosperous branches and leaves, giving people a sense of holiness.

Above the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, we come to the last and highest courtyard-the King Kong Throne Tower.

First of all, there is a wooden archway above the steps.

There is nothing special about the wooden archway. The brick carvings on the shadow walls on both sides are very delicate, complex and exquisite.

Behind the wooden archway is a stone archway, with four pillars and three floors in the sky. It is made of white marble and is exactly the "Amitabha Anyang Dojo in the Western Paradise" written in gold.

A pair of stone lions in front of the square.

The streets are carved with soaring dragons, cranes and auspicious clouds.

The top is a stone imitation wood bucket arch and roof, and the roof's tile eaves and bucket arch are carved from a whole piece of white marble.

The stone pillars are full of carved patterns, and the top is carved with divine beasts.

The clamper drum stone is exquisitely carved, round and generous, and ranks first among the existing drum stones in Beijing.

There are four stone carving shadow wall screens on both sides. The core plates of the screens are carved with figures, Buddha statues, stone lions, and unicorns. The shape is vivid and the carving is exquisite. It is a rare masterpiece of stone carving.

Every detail of the stone archway is carefully carved and meticulous, showing superb craftsmanship and can be called a treasure in the stone archway.

Behind the stone archway, there is a small stone bridge.

Crossing the stone bridge, there is a stone stele pavilion on each side of the north and south. The stele pavilion has double eaves, the upper layer is circular and the lower layer is octagonal.

The stele pavilion is built into the King Kong Throne Tower made by Qianlong. The south stele pavilion is Manchu and Mongolian characters, and the north stele pavilion is Han-Tibetan characters.

The interior of the stele pavilion is a dome top with a dragon head caisson on the top.

Continuing up is a brick archway with three doors and seven floors, equivalent to the gate of the King Kong Throne Tower.

There are still a pair of stone lions on both sides of the door.

The workmanship of the archway is equally exquisite, and the blue bricks and red walls are more elegant and elegant.

Finally, when I came to the King Kong Throne Tower, I am now not allowed to climb the tower. I can only look up, and the visual effect is greatly reduced.

If you take a top view, it will look better.

The Jingang Throne Tower of Biyun Temple is located at the westernmost end of the temple and the highest point of the Biyun Temple complex. It was built during the imperial renovation and expansion during the Qianlong period. According to the inscription on the King Kong Throne Pagoda made by Qianlong, in the 13th year of Qianlong, Indian monks presented the model of the King Kong Throne Pagoda. The royal batch was enlarged according to the scale of the model and built in Biyun Temple for viewing and worship.

The Jingang Throne Tower of Biyun Temple is the largest and most luxurious of its kind in China. It is all built of white marble stone carvings.

The entire tower is built on a two-story square stone tower base, with stone fences on the tower base platform.

The King Kong throne is in a 'Asian' shape on the plane, with a coupon door on the lower part of the front, and a "lamp in Bodhi" forehead embedded on it. The niche inside the ticket gate now contains the relics of Mr. Sun Yat-sen's clothes and clothes for remembrance and admiration by future generations.

The side of the King Kong throne is layered from bottom to top with countless embossed flowers, Buddha statues, dragon heads, and eight treasures. Since I couldn't enter, I could only observe from a distance. It was a small pity, and I would definitely find time to come back in the future.

At this point, all the buildings on the central axis of Biyun Temple have been admired.

There are two representative buildings on both sides, one is the Five Hundred Arhats Hall on the right, and the other is the Shuiquan Courtyard on the left.

Due to time constraints, we did not enter the Five Hundred Arhats Hall, but its architecture was very beautiful.

Shuiquan Courtyard seems to be a secluded place away from the temple. You can hear the crisp chirping of birds, feel the bursts of pine waves and the gurgling water, and your mind is quieter than inside the temple.

Biyun Temple is indeed not only a temple, but also a garden. It can also be said to be a museum. There are all aspects of knowledge to learn, cultural relics to see, art to appreciate, and scenery to visit. I like it very much and hope to come here more times in the future.

Out of Biyun Temple, enter the north gate of Xiangshan again, pass through Optical Lake, Zhisong Garden, Zhiyuan Zhai, pass through Qinzheng Hall and exit the east gate. The one-day tour ends.

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