Xianliang Temple Pagoda Courtyard

　　 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 the Badachu area. The former Xianliang Temple was situated outside Dong’an Gate in Shuaifu Hutong. It was built in the 12th year of the Yongzheng reign (1734), on a site that was originally the residence of Prince Yi, the younger brother of Emperor Yongzheng. After Prince Yi’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. The temple was granted land at the foot of Hutou Peak, where the Pagoda Courtyard was established. Originally, there were two pagoda courtyards, commonly referred to locally as the East and West Pagoda Courtyards. Only the East Pagoda Courtyard remains today. It houses two stupas, which were completed in the autumn of the first year of the Republic of China (1912). The stupa on the east side stands about 7 meters tall and is the stupa of Monk Lü; the one on the west side is about 8 meters tall but has lost its finial, and is the stupa of Monk Minggong. Both stupas face south and are arranged from east to west. They are both of the Tibetan-style design. To the east of the pagoda courtyard lies a well-preserved traditional Chinese courtyard house.