Huanggu Temple

Huanggu Temple

Huanggu Temple is a cultural tourism attraction.

Destination Introduction

Huanggu Temple is located in Xihuang Village, Shijingshan District. Originally called Shuntian Baoming Temple, it was renamed Xianying Temple during the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty. It was first built in the early years of the Ming Dynasty’s TianShun era and houses a bronze bell cast in the sixth year of TianShun (1462). There is a legend about the reason for the temple's construction involving a nun surnamed Lü who saved Emperor Yingzong. In the twelfth year of the Jiajing era (1533), the bronze bell from the sixth year of TianShun (1470) was recast, and the current bell is preserved at the Great Bell Temple. In the first year of the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty (1573), Empress Dowager Cisheng led a group to donate another bronze bell. Between the sixteenth and fiftieth years of the Kangxi era in the Qing Dynasty, Huanggu Temple was destroyed by fire. It was rebuilt in the fiftieth year of Kangxi (1711). Emperor Kangxi composed an imperial inscription to commemorate the event and renamed the temple Xianying Temple. The existing Huanggu Temple reflects the scale of the Kangxi reconstruction. The temple faces south and has a north-facing layout. The mountain gate and the Hall of Heavenly Kings no longer exist. The second courtyard contains the Guanyin Hall, the third courtyard has the Ancestral Hall, and the fourth courtyard once had the Medicine Buddha Pavilion, which no longer exists, though the western side hall remains.

Location: Located in Xihuang Village, Shijingshan District

Beijing Shijingshan