Miao Ying Temple is located in Beijing's Fuchengmen Avenue northbound, the temple has a tall, majestic Tibetan La Mata, due to the tower the whole body are white, so people are used to call it the "White Tower", and will take the next the temple is called "Miao Ying Temple" or "White Pagoda Temple."

White Pagoda Temple towers have been passed long history, and has several changes. Far in the Liao Dynasty a thousand years ago, this area was a distant northern suburb of the city of Nanjing. Liao Road were Shouchang two years (1096), there had been built a worship Buddha relic tower, the tower built Sakyamuni Buddha relic, the ring beads, incense mud small tower, Ligou bare dharani .

To the Yuan Dynasty, this area became the new Dadu inner city. Kublai Khan in the Yuan eight years (12l7年) edict to start construction of the "big Shengshou Wan Ansi" and built on the site of La Mata seat Liao towers, and welcome release Jiafosheli hidden in the tower. Tower in the Yuan sixteen years (1279) is completed, the temple was built in the Yuan twenty-five years (1283). White Tower was completed after eight years and well-built, Kublai very satisfied with life in a tower as the center, four each to shoot an arrow to arrow down and the construction of a boundary drawn at an area of ​​about 160,000 square meters of large monasteries because the emperor pray birthday and named "big Shengshou Wan Ansi" (aka "White Pagoda Temple").

Yuan is a unified, multi-ethnic territorial unprecedented vast feudal empire. Kublai Hu Bilie is the most respected lamas (Tibetan Buddhism). 13 late 1920s, the first generation of Genghis Khan's successor came into contact with the Tibetan local leaders, the early 1960s and 1970s, with the completion of the Yuan Dynasty unified country, Hu Bilie combined Pagba generation and become closer . Politically, Tibet officially became a province under the Yuan Dynasty, and began to establish a new regime its "theocracy" is; in religion, given Lamaism spread to teach Mongolian and Chinese Yuan country areas, sealing the cult leader as a "country division, "entrusted with the unified management of the National Buddhism in Tibet and powers of government affairs; culturally, Extraordinary first generation of" National division "Pagba create new Mongolian word (ie Pagba text) of the Yuan Dynasty unified official use. White Pagoda Temple this huge Tibetan stupa of creation, is the concentrated expression of all these relationships in the building.

With the introduction of Buddhism stupa is the emergence of. In nearly 2,000 years of evolution and development, the construction of each pagoda has distinct characteristics of the times. Yuan room especially revered Tibetan Buddhism, therefore, the Yuan Dynasty pagoda more Tibetan Lamaism took shape, pagoda built during this period, generally referred to as La Mata. La Mata and ancient Indian "Stupa" (ie take India) closer. For the purpose of carrying forward Tibetan Buddhism, the pagoda was built in the often-peak high-profile, strategic pass mark, crossing the imports or strategic position on the city boulevard. La Mata tower There is only a single layer, so often raise Taki, Tasha increased to increase the height of the tower. The tower was covered bowl geometric body is noble rich. Tasha long neck, also from Chinese Buddhism Tasha vase shape. The painted surface and Lama stones swabbing gray, all white whole body, known as the material for the majority of white tower. The multi-disc Tasha copper, so in red blue, are shining.

After the big Shengshou Wan Ansi Motosue burned, no shortage of nearly 90 years, until tomorrow shun the first year (1457), only by the people Guo Fu Wanping County, please repair the temple, renamed the "Miao Ying Temple", and along the said date . About half a century after the Qing Dynasty, the monks for livelihood, the side hall and temple space rental, the White Pagoda Temple gradually evolved into one of Beijing's famous temple resorts, festivals, vibrant, very lively, very past Beijing residents favorite either market but also recreation place.

Learned from the left temple down the size of the inscriptions in ancient times to the White Pagoda Temple repairs is: Yuan positive four years (1344), Xuande eight years (1433), Wanli fifteen years (l587年), the Qing Kang Xi twenty seventeen years (1688), eighteen years of Qianlong (1753), twenty-one years Jiaqing (1816), the Republic of fourteen years and twenty-six years (1925, 1937).

Qianlong eighteen years "imperial rebuilt Baita inscription" in a record: "Great Qing Qianlong thirteen eight years, at the age of GUI you fall in July, rebuilt Miaoying Baita I hand-written." Heart Sutra "volume, and Sanskrit," His Holiness curse "and" possession of the Scriptures "all seven hundred twenty-four letters, with that town." these classics in the town where, become a mystery unsolved. In 1975, the Tangshan earthquake, spread to Beijing, the White Tower collapse, officials also damaged. Tasha skew, the support wheel relative to the upper canopy masonry serious collapse, severe cracking tower shoulder. 1978 g months, the Beijing authorities on ancient tower reinforcement renovations. When the top is opened internal check ride copper, surprisingly found that there are a number of storage boxes by books and other artifacts, which originally called Emperor said column holding the town. Made batch of 200 years sleeping in the top of the tower where Buddhist relics are: seven hundred twenty-four letter Ryuzo new version of "Tripitaka", can be loaded with a truck; Emperor Qianlong handwritten sutras and one each; three each high 20 cm bronze statues III; Eight filled, beads, toward each four generations Yinping currencies; carving an even integer rosewood niches Guanyin, like following a small circular bowl, containing 33 relic ; a small carved solid gold Buddha relic longevity, high five centimeters, the body inlaid forty rubies; a five-party Buddha crown applique and brocade robe, Shangzhui totaling some grain of pearl, coral beads, sandalwood beads and blue , ruby; white, blue, yellow, green three colors silk big "hada", length 5.3 m, width 0.76 m, the knitting "Eight" graphics and Tibetan "Tetra Pak song" and the like. The size of the box by the rules are the order of the Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha is placed, the format is very strict. Good quality set of artifacts, technology skills, including a complete Buddha crown and robes, as well as a substantial element woven "hada", is the only remaining unique in Beijing.

In 1961, the state will Miaoying this Beijing Baita has important historical value, included in the national first batch of national key cultural relics protection units, and several grants have been repaired. 1978--1980 Overhaul in Baita, as well as renovation of the Tayuan the four corners of the pavilion, III Buddha and the Kings Hall in front of the tower, Chilbulbong palace, so that in the halls of the White Pagoda Temple and a new look. The government also set up a protection agency, formally opened. In 1998, the Beijing Municipal People's Government, blocking the removal of the gate at the grocery Baita unauthorized construction during the "Cultural Revolution", the majesty of the White Tower in the north mound again show Avenue. Gate and bell tower etc is still rebuilding.

Miaoying consists of two parts temples and towers. The central axis to the north by the south gate in order of priority, bell tower, King Hall, III Buddha, Buddha and Ta Yuan VII. Gate Miankuo three things on both sides of the character screen wall with horizontal tablet on the middle stone coupons door that read "Chici Miaoying Buddhist temple." After the door, both sides of the breakdown pavilions bell tower. Thereafter King Hall, Miankuo three, four kings with plastic like. Further north is Buddha III, Miankuo five, in front of the platform, for the Buddhas in the top three decorated dragon caisson. North of Buddha Buddha III is VII, Miankuo five, seven statues with plastic on both sides as Eighteen, toppings three Panlong caisson. Both sides have a side hall gallery hall veranda. The most Tayuan temple north. Tayuan high terrain, red walls to enclose a single compound, each of the four corners hospital building pavilion angle, north central white tower. Courtyard in the middle of the south wall, door sales on the title "Chi Jian release Jia Sheli Pagoda informed the hospital." There Ying-door temple, the name "Temple with six supernatural powers" within for Buddhas. Bring up the rear eaves outside look northward there are between three small shrine of Buddha light, stepped inside the masonry work, for EEP, and the shrine of the Buddha light who is the White Tower. Rebuilt after the White Tower and more spectacular, the tower around and decorative iron lanterns 108, depending on the night, Purple Star guard. Some people write poetry Chan said:. "Fan Yu Hong Kai-Bei empire, azure projections jade stone floating round late at night, Ding cigarettes do, Miles Delicate moon solitary."

Miaoying Baita total height of 51 meters, masonry structure, the body is white, Taki is built up of bricks with a large, high-T-shaped, two meters above the ground, an area of ​​1,422 square meters. In the center of the tower, pylon built into multi Angular square, an area of ​​810 square meters, 9 meters tall stack, a total of three, the lower retaining wall, two, three for Xumizuo, four each about the respective two closed symmetrical a knuckle, so many overlapping pro stone and elevation angles. Xu Mizuo waist portion, each facade will be set off both sides of the vertical corner posts and Xiao Fang, the entire pylon sleek, full laminate changes. The tower base is huge chalky overlying bowl, shaped like a gourd; conical upper half of the long neck section 13 has, around said "thirteen days" on top of the copper plate pattern of 36 small suspension bronze bell. Wind bells duo, clear sweet voice. Kennedy over the coil copper DaCha eight, five meters high and weighs four tons, brake blocks divided into several parts, with the wheel, brake and top canopy. Miaoying no good Baita distance of confrontation and the North Sea, the North Sea Baita than about l5 meters, is Beijing's largest Baita, is the largest remaining a La Mata. "Chang Hakka", a book record goes:. "Jade hanging corner bar, terrace cloth hanging eaves fence Hua Huang, the body envelope Power Online Jane duo wind and rime, gold plate the Japanese Jiji and glorious Kingston, remote mapping. purple-off. "its regulation of the clever, odd construction techniques of ancient rare.

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Address: Xicheng District, Beijing Fuchengmen Street 171.

Getting There: Under 13,42,101,102,103,409,603,709,812,814,823,846,850 White Pagoda Road Station Fuchengmen subway station or ring.