Zhizhu Temple and Songzhu Temple

　　   Zhizhu Temple and Songzhu Temple are located at No. 23, Songzhu Courtyard, behind Jingshan Hill, Dongcheng District. Originally, there were three large temples standing side by side: Fahui Temple on the east, Songzhu Temple in the middle, and Zhizhu Temple on the west. They sit on the site of the Hanjingchang (Han Scripture Printing Workshop) and Fanjingchang (Tibetan Scripture Printing Workshop) from the Ming Dynasty.

　　   Fahui Temple originally had five main halls: the Mountain Gate Hall, the Heavenly King Hall, the Wuliang Hall, the Mahavira Hall, and the Rear Hall. It has now been demolished.

　　   Zhizhu Temple consists of six main halls. The first level includes the Mountain Gate Hall and the Bell and Drum Towers; the second level has the three-room Heavenly King Hall; the third level features a four-sided hall with double eaves; the fourth level is the Rear Hall (also known as the Purification Hall) with five rooms; the fifth level also has five rooms, followed by a two-story building behind.

　　   Songzhu Temple is relatively large in scale, divided into three sections, with the main halls situated along the central axis. The eastern section houses Buddhist and scripture halls. The western section is mainly residential. The central section: from the Mountain Gate to the Rear Building, there are five levels of halls. The Mountain Gate has a single room, and the Bell and Drum Towers are two-story structures; the three-room Heavenly King Hall has red walls on both sides; the Main Hall has five rooms; the Throne Hall also has five rooms; and the two-story Rear Building has seven rooms. Most of the main buildings of Songzhu Temple and Zhizhu Temple remain intact and have not been demolished. They have been designated as key cultural relics protection units in Beijing.