Baoguo Temple is situated at No. 1 Baoguo Temple Qianjie, Xicheng District, Beijing. It is within the Beijing Ming City Wall Ruins Park, located in the city center. The park extends from the southeastern corner tower of the city wall in the east to Chongwenmen in the west, covering a total area of approximately 15.5 hectares. Of this, the city wall ruins and the southeastern corner tower occupy 3.3 hectares, while green space accounts for 12.2 hectares. Originally, the temple complex had seven courtyards, with the Pilu Pavilion at the back, accessible by 36 steps. Beneath the pavilion stood a porcelain Guanyin statue over a foot tall, adorned with a precious crown and a green cape, holding a dharma wheel inscribed in Sanskrit. This statue was a tribute from Jingdezhen kilns during the reign of Emperor Shenzong and was considered one of the Eight Treasures of Old Beijing, known as the "Kiln-Changed Guanyin." A horizontal scroll painting titled "Victorious Fruit and Wonderful Cause" once hung between the beams. The temple also houses a scroll from the sixth year of the Jiaqing reign (1801) depicting the "Five-Colored Heavenly Maidens." Currently, the temple still preserves an imperial stele from the second year of the Chenghua reign (1466), as well as a poetic stele from the 21st year of the Qianlong reign (1756) commemorating the temple’s renovation. It is a key cultural relic under protection in Beijing.
Beijing Baoguo Temple is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.
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