Shangfang Temple Ruins

　　Destination Introduction
　　Shangfang Temple Ruins are located at the foot of Phoenix Ridge in Niegzhuang Township, Haidian District. It is about 5 kilometers east of Toutou Village. The ruins lie in a depression on the mountain summit, covering an area of approximately 5,000 square meters. It was an ancient temple from the Liao and Jin dynasties, once known as Miaofeng.

　　　　Location: Situated at the foot of Phoenix Ridge in Niegzhuang Township, Haidian District

　　　　The temple faces east and was built along the contour of the mountain. Originally, it had three main halls, and behind the main hall stood a stone stupa made of granite in the shape of an inverted bowl. Below the cliffs behind the temple are two stone wells, with water level matching the brim, known as Manjing (Full Well), one of the local famous springs. Within the ruins, there are still two Ming Dynasty stone steles, the inscriptions of which are barely legible, a Ming Dynasty carved stone slab of the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment, and a Qing Dynasty stele commemorating the temple's renovation. In the valley in front of the ruins stands a Ming Dynasty stone stupa, a type of inverted-bowl monk memorial pagoda. The stupa faces east, backed by towering cliffs and overlooking a deep ravine, entirely constructed from granite. It is 6.1 meters tall and has a sub-square base. To the north of the ruins lies a Yuan Dynasty brick pagoda, commonly known as the Linglong Pagoda. It served as the memorial pagoda for a local Zen master from the late Jin to early Yuan period, and was built around the Zhongtong era of the Yuan Dynasty (1260–1264). The pagoda also faces east, featuring a six-sided, five-eaved dense-eave brick structure, standing about 9 meters high. Each corner of the pagoda is adorned with a small, six-sided, five-eaved dense-eave brick-carved mini pagoda.

　　 Beijing Haidian District