Dabeiyuan Temple
大悲院
The largest Buddhist temple in Tianjin, founded in the early Qing dynasty. Its old and new courtyards are well-kept, and the surrounding area has vegetarian restaurants and a shop selling Buddhist items.
Dabeiyuan Temple is on Tianwei Road in Hebei District. It was founded during the Shunzhi reign of the Qing dynasty. It has an old courtyard on the west side and a new courtyard on the east side. The Great Buddha Hall, the Great Compassion Hall, and the Earth Store Hall are arranged in sequence. The temple once enshrined part of the skull relic of the monk Xuanzang. The grounds are peaceful and quiet. Admission is about 5 yuan (subject to the temple’s announcements). It is about 1 kilometer from the Tianjin Eye, so you can walk or cycle there. A Hai River sightseeing boat departs from the nearby Dabeiyuan Pier.
Opening hours
09:00–16:30
Nearby sights
- Tianjin Eye
- Wanghailou Church
- Ancient Culture Street
- Drum Tower & Old City
- Xibeijiao Breakfast Street
- Liang Qichao Memorial (Ice Drinker's Studio)
- Italian Style Town
- Tianjin Railway Station & Century Clock