Xianliang Temple Pagoda Courtyard

Xianliang Temple Pagoda Courtyard

Xianliang Temple Pagoda Courtyard is a cultural tourism attraction.

Xianliang Temple Pagoda Courtyard is located at the foot of Hutou Peak on Cuiwei Mountain in Shijingshan District, about half a li south of Chang’an Temple in Badachu. The former Xianliang Temple was situated in Shuai Fu Hutong outside Dong’anmen and was built in the 12th year of the Yongzheng reign (1734). The site where the temple stood was originally the residence of Yixi, the younger brother of Emperor Yongzheng. After Yixi’s death, the property was converted into a Buddhist temple. In the 12th year of the Qianlong reign, Xianliang Temple was relocated to Bingzhan Hutong, and the temple’s granted land was situated at the foot of Hutou Peak. There were originally two pagoda courtyards here, locally known as the East and West Pagoda Courtyards. The surviving one is the East Pagoda Courtyard, which contains two stupas. They were completed in the autumn of the first year of the Republic of China. The eastern stupa is about 7 meters tall and belongs to Monk Lü; the western stupa is about 8 meters tall but has lost its finial, belonging to Monk Minggong. Both stupas face south and are arranged from east to west. They are both Tibetan-style stupas. To the east of the pagoda courtyard lies a well-preserved quadrangle courtyard.