Badachu

Badachu Park
A pavilion in Badachu
Type	Urban park
Location	Beijing, China
Area	332 hectares
Created	7th century
Status	Open all year

The Badachu (simplified Chinese: 八大处; traditional Chinese: 八大處; pinyin: bādàchǔ; also known as "Badachu Park"), is a complex of monasteries located on the outskirts of urban Beijing, which means "Eight Great Sites" that refers to the eight Buddhist temples and nunneries scattered across the Cuiwei, Pingpo, and Lushi hills in Shijingshan District, at the foot of Beijing's Western Hills.^[1]

Temples & monasteries

Changan Temple (长安寺), means the temple of Eternal Peace.
Lingguang Temple (灵光寺), means the temple of Divine Light.
Sanshan Nunnery (三山庵), means the nunnery of Three-hills.
Dabei Temple (大悲寺), means the temple of Great Mercy.
Longquan Nunnery (龙泉庵), means the nunnery of Dragon Spring.
Xiangjie Temple (香界寺), means the temple of the Fragrant World.
Baozhu Cave (宝珠洞), means the cave of Precious Pearl.
Zhengguo Temple (正果寺), means the temple of Thoroughly Transform.

Visiting

Visitors can stroll from one temple to another, enjoying the beautiful scenery and admiring the arbor and rare ancient trees. Some of these trees have been standing for over six centuries, but their roots and branches are still strong and in good shape. In September and October, when the leaves are turning red, crowds of tourists come to climb the mountains. There is a cable-car to the top of the hill.

Gallery

Treasure trunk pagoda at Linguang Temple (Linguangsi)
Entrance to the Dabei Temple (Dabeisi)
Entrance to the Xiangjie Temple (Xiangjiesi)
Paifang at the Baozhu Cave
Linguang Temple, one of the eight monasteries located at Badachu

Notes

↑ Petra Häring-Kuan, Yu-Chien Kuan (1987). Magnificent China: a guide to its cultural treasures. Joint Publishing. p. 149. ISBN 962-04-0566-8.

External links

List of major city parks, gardens and landscapes in urban Beijing

Geography of Beijing

Imperial and classical	Forbidden City Temple of Heaven Summer Palace Yuanmingyuan Park Temple of Earth Temple of Agriculture Temple of Moon Temple of Sun Zhongshan Park Purple Bamboo Park Yuyuantan Park Taoranting Park Beihai Park Fragrant Hills Jingshan Park Lotus Pond Park Yuan Dynasty City Wall Relics Park Ming Dynasty City Wall Relics Park Badachu Grandview Garden Shichahai Lakes Prince Gong Mansion

Modern	Beijing Zoo Beijing Botanical Garden Si'de Park Olympic Forest Park Olympic Green Fahai Temple Forest Park Daoxiang Lake Park Honglingjin Park Chaoyang Park Tuanjiehu Park Beijing Expo Park Beijing World Park Elk Park Longtan Lake Park Qingnianhu Park Haidian Park Guta Park Eucommia Park White Deer Park Dongba Park Jintian Park Jingyi Park Yaowa Lake Park

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Coordinates: 39°57′13″N 116°10′48″E / 39.9537°N 116.18°E / 39.9537; 116.18

The Eight Great Temples in the Western Hills (Badachu)

Notable Buddhist temples in Beijing

Badachu Bailin Temple Big Bell Temple Changchun Temple Cheng'en Temple Dahui Temple Dajue Temple Fahai Temple Fayuan Temple Guanghua Temple Guangji Temple Hongluo Temple Jietai Temple Miaoying Temple Tanzhe Temple Temple of Azure Clouds Tianning Temple Wanshou Temple Wofo Temple Xifeng Temple Yonghe Temple Yunju Temple Zhenjue Temple Zhihua Temple

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