Xiangtang Village Sheng'en Temple

Xiangtang Village Sheng'en Temple

Xiangtang Village Sheng'en Temple is a cultural tourism attraction.

Sheng'en Temple is located in Xiangtang Village, Cuicun Town, Changping District, Beijing. In the past, it was commonly referred to as the West Temple by local residents. Its original site was situated to the west of today's Xiangtang Village (within the Taiwei Golf Course). A well still remains there as a witness to its history. The mountain names recorded in historical texts can all be matched one by one to their current counterparts.

According to <>: “Sheng'en Temple is located in Cuicun, Changping. The temple’s founding stele was erected in the fourth year of the Zhengtong era of the Ming Dynasty. It was written by Liu Sheng, an editor at the Hanlin Academy, and calligraphy was done by Zhao Ang, a scribe at the Directorate of Education. The stele was erected in the third year of the Jingtai era. Liu Sheng’s brief account of Sheng'en Temple states: 'Sheng'en Temple is located at the foot of Baofeng Mountain, north of Cuicun in Changping. The site is surrounded by mountains on all sides—the temple lies to the east up to Dadu Mountain, to the south up to Nanapo, to the west up to Diaoyu Slope, and to the north up to General Tuo. Yu Lin, the eunuch in charge of the Divine Mausoleum Administration of the Changling Tomb, who passed away at the age of ninety-four, had his remaining funds managed by Ruan Bao and others after his death. They began constructing the temple in October of the third year of the Zhengtong era, and it was completed the following year in November.’”

Location

Xiangtang Cultural New Village, Changping District, Beijing