Fangshan Lüzu Temple

Fangshan Lüzu Temple

Fangshan Lüzu Temple is a cultural tourism attraction.

The Lüzu Temple was built along the mountain slope, lower in the front and higher in the back. It features a typical late Qing Dynasty three-courtyard courtyard house layout, covering an area of 438 square meters. The temple is slightly longer from north to south and shorter from east to west, forming a rectangular shape. The main hall houses painted clay statues of deities including Lü Dongbin. There are also three damaged stone tablets within the courtyard. The temple has a central axis with four successive courtyards. It is located on Wanshou Mountain, north of Hexi Village, Gubeikou Town, Miyun District. It faces Gubeikou Town across just a river. Originally built during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, it was originally named Ciyun Temple, a Buddhist site that enshrined the Goddess of Mercy (Guanyin). During the Xuantong period of the late Qing Dynasty, the Taoist priest Hao Xianglin renovated the temple and converted it from a Buddhist temple into a Taoist temple named Lüzu Temple.

Location

Inside Dankeng Valley, Tuoli Town, Fangshan District, Beijing