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Buddhist Temples in Beijing
Tanzhe Si
The Pool and Cudrania Temple, or Tanzhe Si, is situated 45 kilometres west of
the city. For Centuries, there has been a saying: "First there was the Pool and
Cudrania Temple, then came Beijing." It dates back 1,600 years to the Jin
Dynasty, when it was known as the Temple of Auspicious Fortune. In the Tang
Dynasty, it was expanded and renamed the Dragon Spring Temple. It has been
popularly known as the Pool and Cudrania Temple because of the Dragon Pool and
cudrania trees on the hill behind the temple. The buildings were mostly rebuilt
in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
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