Buddhist monks have established many temples within Beijing's city limits. One that stands out the most for me is the Fayuan temple which was constructed over a thousand years ago and rebuilt about 600 years ago. Thinking about how old not only this temple is but China itself is humbling. America has been around 240 years. That's not even half of how old this temple's rebuilding is. This video pretty much says everything I could possibly say about the temple. Having seen a few Buddhist temples while on a trip to Bhutan it would be interesting to see how these ones look in comparison. This temple rests in south Beijing only about 5 miles away from the hotel we are staying and the directions are pretty straight forward.
Xie xie for sharing this Beijing spot, Skyler.
ReplyDeleteLet's go when we are there!
Vive Fayuan.
Hen Hao,
Dr. W