Yunju Temple
云居寺
“Dunhuang of Beijing” in Fangshan, housing more than 14,000 Buddhist scripture stone carvings from the Sui to the Ming dynasties. It is a rare stone sutra treasure house.
Yunju Temple was first built in the late Sui or early Tang dynasty. The monk Jingwan vowed to carve scriptures into stone to preserve them. Over more than a thousand years, from the Sui, Tang, Liao, Jin, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, more than 14,000 stone scripture tablets were carved. They are stored in the Scripture Cave on Shijing Mountain and in the temple's underground crypt. Together with paper and woodblock scriptures, they are known as the “Three Wonders,” and the temple is called the “Dunhuang of Beijing.” Highlights include the Liao-dynasty North Pagoda, the Tang pagoda group, and the stone scripture crypt exhibition. Admission is about 40 yuan. Take the cable car or hike to Shijing Mountain. It is about 70 kilometers from downtown and pairs well with Zhoukoudian and Shidu in a Fangshan itinerary.
Opening hours
08:30–17:00
Nearby sights
- Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site
- Shidu Scenic Area
- Tanzhe Temple
- Cuandixia Village
- Jietai Temple
- Shougang Park
- Marco Polo Bridge & Wanping Fortress
- Badachu Park