Xianying Temple

Xianying Temple

Xianying Temple is a municipal cultural heritage site in Beijing.

Xianying Temple is located in Xihuang Village, Shijingshan District, and is listed as one of the eighth batch of municipal-level cultural heritage protection units in Beijing.

Originally built in the early years of the Ming Dynasty's Tian Shun era, its formal name was "Shuntian Baoming Temple." It was destroyed by a great fire during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, and was rebuilt in the 50th year of Kangxi’s reign (1711), when it was renamed "Xianying Temple" and commonly known as "Huanggu Temple." The temple faces south and covers an area of 11,000 square meters. It was originally divided into three routes and four courtyards. The surviving structures include the Guanyin Hall, the Ancestral Hall, and the western side hall of the fourth courtyard. Xianying Temple is one of the larger surviving imperial Buddhist nunneries in Beijing.

Source: Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics

Further reading:

· Eighth Batch of Municipal-Level Cultural Heritage Protection Units in Beijing