The Ten Thousand Buddhas Pagoda Stele

The Ten Thousand Buddhas Pagoda Stele

Emperor Qianlong built the Ten Thousand Buddhas Pagoda (now no longer extant) to celebrate his mother’s 80th birthday. The Ten Thousand Buddhas Pagoda Stele was erected in the 35th year of the Qianlong reign during the Qing Dynasty (1770 AD). The four sides of the stele are inscribed with Emperor Qianlong’s poem “Poem in Celebration of the Completion of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Pagoda,” engraved in Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian, and Tibetan. The stele originally stood in front of the pagoda but was relocated here in 1987.

Time Needed

3 hours to visit Beihai Park

Transportation

Take Subway Line 6, get off at Beihaidong Station Exit B, then walk about 1.2 km

Take Bus 118, get off at Beihai North Gate Station, then walk about 850 m

Take Bus 101, get off at Beihai Station, then walk about 1.1 km

Take Bus 701, get off at Beihai North Gate Station, then walk about 840 m

Admission Fee

Refer to Beihai Park

Peak Season (April 1 – October 31): Ticket: 10 RMB/person; Joint Ticket: 20 RMB/person

Off-Peak Season (November 1 – March 31): Ticket: 5 RMB/person; Joint Ticket: 15 RMB/person

Qiongdao Ticket: 10 RMB/person; Tuancheng Ticket: 1 RMB/person

Opening Hours

Refer to Beihai Park

November – March: 6:30–20:00, tickets stop being sold at 19:30

April – October: 6:30–21:00, tickets stop being sold at 20:30

Location

Inside Beihai Park, No. 1 Wenjin Street, Xicheng District, Beijing (north of the Forbidden City)