The Pagoda of Monk Wuai

The Pagoda of Monk Wuai

The Pagoda of Monk Wuai is a cultural tourism attraction.

Destination Introduction

The Pagoda of Monk Wuai is located in Lüke (Lihé) Village, Yufa Town, Daxing District. Originally, there was the ancient Linyan Temple here. It is a county-level key cultural relic protection site. In the southwest corner of the temple remains a brick pagoda built in the ninth year of the Yuán Zhìyuán era (1272), which serves as the burial pagoda of the renowned monk Wuai.

Location: Located in Lüke (Lihé) Village, Yufa Town, Daxing District.

The pagoda faces south, has a hexagonal solid structure, and features six tiers of closely stacked eaves. It is entirely constructed of brick in imitation of wood, with a remaining height of about 10 meters. The base has a Sumeru pedestal with a raised lotus petal design, and the perimeter of the base is carved with Buddha images. The main body of the pagoda has lattice-patterned doors and windows on the front, with an inscribed stone pagoda tablet embedded near the top. The upper part of the pagoda has double eaves, with three sets of bracket arms extending from under each tier of eaves. The top is adorned with lotus petals and a stone gourd-shaped finial.   Transportation Information

Take bus 937 from Lishi Road or Yuquan Ying, get off at the Daxinzhuang Intersection stop, then walk west to Lüke Village.

Beijing Daxing District

Yufa Town:   Yufa Town covers an area of 136 square kilometers, governs 58 administrative villages, and has a population of 47,000. It is one of the suburban areas of Beijing with relatively high per capita land availability. The entire region consists of the Yongding River alluvial plain. The area includes 2,866.7 hectares of original secondary forests and decades-old man-made forests planted for windbreak and sand fixation. Without any constructive destruction, it retains distinct suburban rural characteristics. With 2,133.3 hectares of orchards, 5,866.6 hectares of protected farmland, and 866.7 hectares of grassland along the Yongding River floodplain, the town offers excellent resources for developing modern agriculture, animal husbandry, and food processing industries...   More details about Yufa Town++