[2024 Beijing Attraction] Travel Guide for Pagoda of Buddhas from Ten Directions (Updated Dec)

Chaoyang Baota Temple.

Chaoyang Shifang Zhufu Pagoda Shifang Zhufu Pagoda, also known as Yanshou Temple Pagoda, is located in Mafangsi Village, Chaoyang District, Beijing. It was first built in the 24th year of the Jiajing period of the Ming dynasty (1545) and is now a key cultural relic protection unit in Beijing. Yanshou Temple was first built in the 17th year of the Jiajing period of the Ming dynasty (1538). In the 24th year of the Jiajing period of the Ming dynasty (1545), Shifang Zhufu Pagoda was built in Yanshou Temple. In the 26th year of the Guangxu period of the Qing dynasty (1900), Yanshou Temple was burned down by the Eight-Nation Alliance, but Shifang Zhufu Pagoda was fortunately preserved. It has been repaired many times since the reform and opening up, and now it looks brand new. The pagoda faces south and is about 30 meters high. It is an octagonal nine-story dense-eave brick pagoda. The pagoda base is about 3 meters high, with an arched door and the inscription "Shifang Zhufu Pagoda" above. The pagoda core is conical, straight to the eighth floor, with a diameter of about 1 meter at the lower end, gradually decreasing upward. The pagoda wall is smooth, with no steps to climb. The pagoda was originally hollow and used to place the remains of monks, so it is called Zhufu Pagoda. It is said that the cultural relics in the pagoda core room were stolen in the 1970s, and the pagoda door was later bricked up. The stone pagoda door facing south that you see now was installed during the most recent renovation. There were originally four small pagodas behind the pagoda, with brick bases and carvings, all of which were pagodas for eminent monks. They were still there after the founding of the People's Republic of China, but it is not known when they were destroyed. There are eight stone steles around the pagoda, three to the north, two to the south, and three more a hundred meters south of the pagoda. Among them, the stele in the center of the north of the pagoda, which was rebuilt in the 29th year of the Jiajing period (Figures 13-17), is the earliest and seems to be the best preserved. Shifang Zhufu Pagoda has clear characteristics of Ming dynasty pagodas and has certain research value. However, those who have seen it on site will all say one word: new.