Temple of the White Dagoba (Baita Si)

Beijing's autumn has finally arrived!!! Perfect for a citywalk Here's where to take photos at the White Pagoda Temple: 1️⃣ Dongjiadao Hutong This spot is great for capturing the red walls and white pagoda An upward angle is even better 2️⃣ JM second-floor terrace Sitting and enjoying the breeze is so comfortable🍂 The coffee named after Jay Chou's song titles is as delicious as ever The waffles🧇 are soft and chewy, I fell in love with them right away

✨ At night, the White Pagoda Temple is filled with hanging lanterns in the alleys🎇, and the shops are packed with people, brimming with a festive atmosphere🎆, don't you think! 🎉 Especially now in Beijing at night, with a gentle breeze blowing🎈, sitting in the alley with friends and eating and drinking is just too cozy😎~ 📢 I went there on Friday night, and during the night of the White Pagoda Temple, the pagoda lights up, paired with lanterns, pulling the romantic atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival to the max🤩🤩🤩! 🎶 There are also some music performances and workshops this weekend evening, this place is simply the chill and happy hometown for Beijingers😜! 🤗 The White Pagoda Temple has so many surprises, it makes you not want to leave once you arrive😍! If you also want to experience it, hurry up and go to the White Pagoda Temple to feel its charm🚶♀️!

This is probably the most suitable route for a city walk in Beijing🚶. The history and modern vibe of Beijing are intertwined on this route Besides the charming architecture⛩ There are also interesting little shops The taste of Beijing is fully embodied here · 📍 Route Guide: Xishiku Church - Red Building Bookstore - Zhengyang Bookstore - Baita Temple Qianshou Hutong loop coffee - Baita Temple East Jiaodao Hutong red wall - yao coffee - Light of Baita Temple - Xidan · 1⃣ Xishiku Church - A very typical Gothic building⛪️, one of the oldest and largest churches in Beijing, with beautiful stained glass inside, and no admission fee 2⃣ Red Building Bookstore and Zhengyang Bookstore are opposite each other, the bookstore has many older books📚, very interesting, you can study or work here; Zhengyang Bookstore can be said to be the bookstore with the strongest Beijing flavor, a paradise for vintage lovers, and there are also cute cats🐈 in the store 3⃣ There are many interesting hutongs around Baita Temple, with interesting names, friends with enough time can slowly stroll here to feel the taste of old Beijing, and in Baita Temple East Jiaodao Hutong you can even find the same photo spot used by Yi Yangqianxi and Guan Xiaotong📸. 4⃣ There are also many coffee shops near Baita Temple☕️, such as loop coffee, Light of Baita Temple, and yao coffee, the latter two have terraces where you can enjoy the view of Baita Temple~ · 📯 Little tips: - Dress appropriately when visiting the church, and no smoking🚫 oh~ - The tea tables in the courtyard of Zhengyang Bookstore require consumption to be used🤫 -🚇 For transportation, take the subway line 4 to Xisi Station and then walk there - After strolling, you can go to Xidan to rest and have a meal😋

The weather in Beijing this weekend is really bad☹️. The pollen concentration is off the charts and the gloomy skies didn't do justice to the beauty of the magnolias! Wait until the sun☀️ shines, and the magnolias against the blue sky, white clouds, and the white pagoda will definitely make for a better picture👍 I went into Baita Temple to have a look👀. Not many people, great for taking photos! The two white magnolia trees on either side of the temple's courtyard steps are already 70% in bloom today! This coming week is the prime viewing period✌️ 📍Miaoying Baita Temple Baita Temple 🎫: 20 yuan, free unlimited entry with the Splendid North China Travel Card ⏰: 9:00-17:00, entry stops at 16:30, note‼️ Closed on Mondays and not open to the public Besides 📷magnolias, Baita Temple itself is also a nice place to visit! There are many cute fridge magnets in the cultural and creative store inside the garden🉑 There are also many scenic cafes nearby: 📍Yao Coffee at Baita Temple Pharmacy, overlooking Baita Temple with top-notch views👍 Other scenic cafes include 📍JM cafe, 📍polonio, Light of Baita Temple Coffee, etc.! There are also good restaurants like 📍Youhang, 📍Huatian Eryouju Meat Pie, and more Other nearby attractions are also great for a City walk: Lu Xun Museum👉Baita Temple👉Temple of Past Emperors👉Guangji Temple👉Geological Museum👉Zhengyang Bookstore👉Honglou Book Collection👉Xishiku Church⛪️ You can freely combine and arrange them according to your personal time and energy! I am Mùdàn who loves to eat and stroll, and I will continue to update the Beijing flower chasing guide in March and April🙋

After visiting the White Pagoda Temple, I noticed the lotus flowers in the pond were in full bloom. I immediately walked to the edge of the pond, observing the lotus while taking pictures. The lotus flowers here are indeed beautiful, brightly colored and captivating. It's truly rewarding to come here.

I always feel that the atmosphere around the Baita Temple in Xicheng, Beijing is very attractive. The simple and quiet hutongs, the neighborhood scenes without commercial emotions, and the ancient white tower standing tall in the distance make this place like an undisturbed treasure area in the city. I like to walk around and relax in the heart by turning around in the hutongs. In just a few months, it seems more interesting here at the Baita Temple. After the "Youhang", the leader of the Beijing burger shop, opened a branch on the side of the hutong where the white tower can be seen - next door is the local meat pie old brand "Eryouju", the neighborhood planning is really interesting, the meat pie is like a "Beijing burger" - another "Beiping Machine" with rare craft beer and pancake as the signature and feature also settled in the nearby in a flash store way. And a few minutes walk away, another craft beer bar "El nido" (their main store in Andingmen is also top-notch in Asia) is also preparing for a new store. It can be said that half of the craft beer in Beijing is concentrated in the hutongs of a few hundred meters. In addition, interesting dessert shops, cultural and creative shops, and coffee shops have also appeared one after another in the surrounding area (especially recommended coffee shop "Taxi", lovers of Japanese deep roasting should not miss it). The gathering of businesses is sometimes vulgar, but such a gathering in a neighborhood full of local emotions can still be said to be wonderful. Seeing more people can further experience the temperature and color of Beijing through this temple, this street, this shop, and the familiar people here are particularly happy. -

The White Pagoda Temple in Beijing is the earliest and largest existing Lama Pagoda in China, and also the earliest Tibetan Buddhist Pagoda in Beijing. It is considered to be the oldest iconic building in Beijing. The full name of the White Pagoda Temple is Miaoying White Pagoda Temple, located in the West Second Ring Road, it is the only existing Yuan Dynasty building in Beijing city, with a long history. Winter comes and summer goes, inside and outside the temple. Blue sky, white clouds, red walls, white pagoda, standing quietly, quiet in the bustle, not many tourists, it is an important stop for tourists in Beijing. The White Pagoda Temple is a place of miracles, many people circle the pagoda here, clockwise around the pagoda three times to pray for good fortune, seeking children, wealth, health are very effective. On a windy day, the bronze bell on the top of the pagoda will jingle, close your eyes, listening to the sound of the bronze bell can comfortably spend an afternoon. Not only is the scenery good, the temple also runs a cultural and creative shop, inside there are all kinds of cultural and creative products, especially the refrigerator stickers, although a bit expensive, but beautifully made, the most surprising is, there are luminous ones!

Ah, finally looking forward to the first snow in Beijing As long as it snows in Beijing, the Forbidden City will definitely be on the hot search! But coincidentally, the first snow this year is on Monday! Closed! - Avoid the crowd, come to this West Fourth White Pagoda Temple! No need to buy tickets to go in! The outside is better than the inside Picture 1/2 is the alley on the right side of the White Pagoda Temple! Guan Xiaotong has checked in here Picture 3/4 is the second floor terrace of Polonio Coffee! You can take street views Picture 5/6 is the terrace of Yao Coffee☕! You can take a panoramic view of the White Pagoda Temple! Casual shots are very beautiful! Record the first snow in 2023 with photos❄️

The White Pagoda of Miaoying Temple reopened after its renovation in 2021, and today is my first time to visit. There happened to be a renovation exhibition, and I took a close look. I was deeply moved. There are too many ancient buildings in Beijing, and the work of protection and renovation is arduous. The renovation process is complex and the technology is exquisite. It adopts the traditional method of original shape, original materials, and original craftsmanship, with the principle of not changing the historical status of cultural relics, and truly and comprehensively preserves and continues the historical information of the White Pagoda. Look, there is a pair of Yuan Dynasty stone lions in a lying posture (Figure 5) in front of the second hall. Although they are severely damaged, they still have a majestic posture and are full of dynamism; The large Maitreya Buddha statue (Figure 4) in the Hall of Heavenly Kings, when you walk up to it, you can't help but stop, deeply infected by that smile; As soon as you step into the pagoda courtyard, the chirping of birds is endless. Many pigeons land on the high platform of the pagoda base. The solemn and solemn pagoda hangs the Qianlong imperial pen 'with six supernatural powers' plaque. The copper bell on the top of the pagoda rings. Close your eyes and listen to the copper bell and bird calls to spend a quiet time comfortably. It is said that walking around the pagoda clockwise three times, you can feel the blessings of this efficacious place, the sound of Sanskrit is everywhere, making people feel relaxed and happy.

Miao Ying Temple in Beijing, commonly known as Bai Ta Temple, was first built in the 16th year of Yuan Zhiyuan (1279) and rebuilt in the first year of Ming Tianshun (1457). The white pagoda in the temple is one of the earliest and largest Tibetan Buddhist pagodas from the Yuan Dynasty in China, and is a first-class national cultural relic protection unit. ⭐The white pagoda is 50.9 meters high and stands out against the blue sky, white clouds, red walls, and yellow tiles. In the mid-Qing Dynasty, the monks of Miao Ying Temple rented out halls and open spaces to small vendors, gradually becoming one of Beijing's famous temple fairs, mainly dealing in general merchandise, snacks, flowers, birds, fish, and insects. There is a custom of 'going to Bai Ta on August 8th'. Nowadays, this big white pagoda has become a good place for Beijing CIYTWALK. The temple gate, the surrounding hutongs, coffee shops, etc., can appreciate this Tibetan pagoda from different heights and dimensions. At the 'Tower Coffee' ☕ coffee shop's camping-style third-floor terrace, you can overlook the white pagoda. It is suggested to order a cup of coffee and take a break in the wind of the capital when seeing tourists taking pictures on the third floor without consumption. 🚘Address: No. 171, Fuchengmennei Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 🚇Transportation: Subway Line 2 Inner Ring-Fuchengmen Station (Northeast Exit B); 💵Ticket: 20 yuan, you can just take pictures of the white pagoda without entering the temple. 📷Route and photo spots: Bai Ta Temple Pharmacy-Bai Ta Temple East Lane-Qianchaoshou Hutong-Bai Ta Lane-Anping Lane-Palace Gate East Fork-Tower Coffee (best view)-POLONIOC FEE (recent construction, poor view) 📣Note: The most popular photo of the front of the white pagoda and the red wall is a composite! There is no such photo spot! You can 🚶🏻walk➕🚲ride a shared bicycle 🕰Time: 1 hour ⭐Nearby: The Temple of Emperors of Past Dynasties, Lu Xun Museum of Beijing, Wan Song Laoren Tower, Guangji Temple, Shichahai, Prince Gong's Mansion.

The White Pagoda of Miaoying Temple, located in the Miaoying Temple on the north side of Fuchengmennei Street in Xicheng District, Beijing, is the earliest and largest Tibetan-style Buddhist pagoda in China that still exists today. This white pagoda has witnessed the history of the Yuan Dynasty and carries a rich cultural connotation. The origin of the White Pagoda of Miaoying Temple can be traced back to the second year of Liaoshouchang (1096 AD), when the temple was established and a pagoda was built to store precious relics, rosary beads, incense clay mini pagodas, and Dharani scriptures. In the eighth year of the Yuan Dynasty (1271 AD), Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, destroyed the old pagoda and decided to build a new large Lama pagoda, which is the current White Pagoda of Miaoying Temple. It took eight years to complete and the relics of Sakyamuni were enshrined in the pagoda. The architectural style of the White Pagoda of Miaoying Temple is unique and is a representative work of the original form of the Buddhist pagoda, Sutuo Po. The white pagoda is over 50 meters high and the base area is 810 square meters. The base has three layers, the lower layer is square and painted vermilion, with a door in front and a step bridge in front of the door. The middle and upper layers of the base are the Sumeru seat, which is in the shape of a 'leek', with corner pillars at the corners and clear contours. On the upper layer of the Sumeru seat, there are iron lamp niches all around, and on the Sumeru-style base, a huge lotus petal is built and carved out of bricks, coated with white ash, and molded into a huge lotus seat with a strong shape. The body of the pagoda is supported by five rings on the lotus seat. The body of the White Pagoda of Miaoying Temple is a huge inverted bowl, about nineteen meters in diameter, shaped like a treasure bottle, also known as the 'pagoda belly'. It has a round outline and is surrounded by seven iron hoops. Above the inverted bowl is the pagoda, the base of the pagoda is in the form of a Sumeru seat, and a pagoda body with a larger bottom and a smaller top stands on the seat. The body of the pagoda is a brick-built 'thirteen heavens'; a huge copper treasure cover, also known as a Huagai, is placed on top of the 'thirteen heavens'. There are thirty-six pairs of copper Buddha statues, Buddha words, and wind bells hanging around the Huagai, looking like tassels. Above the Huagai is the top of the pagoda, which is a small copper Lama pagoda. Inside the small Lama pagoda at the top of the white pagoda, there are many precious cultural relics, such as the 'Tripitaka' that was respectfully installed for the decoration of the white pagoda in the eighteenth year of Qianlong (1753 AD), a wooden Guanyin statue, a patchwork cassock, a five-Buddha crown, a 'Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra' handwritten by Qianlong, and a Tibetan 'Supreme Mantra', etc. There is also a Yuan Dynasty inscription preserved here, which are all important historical materials for studying this pagoda. In general, the White Pagoda of Miaoying Temple is a gem of ancient Chinese architecture and a witness to history and culture. It not only has extremely high artistic value, but also carries a profound cultural connotation. This white pagoda is not only one of the iconic buildings in Beijing, but also one of the must-visit ancient sites for tourists from all over the country and even the world.