Beijing Song Temple and Intelligence Temple (in simplified Chinese北京嵩祝寺及智珠寺) are located at Back Street in Dongcheng District. There were in a row of three large temples: the East for the Law-Yuan Temple, the central part for Song Temple, and the west it is the Intelligence Temple. These temples are the remains in the Han Ming Dynasty and are renovated by the fans of these temples as well as the religious associations.

Before and after the Law Yuan Temple there are totally 5 halls, including the Shanmen Hall, King Hall, Measureless Hall, Main Hall and the Backyard. Sadly, all these halls are abandoned nowadays.

For the beautiful Intelligence Temple, it consists of six floors, having the Shanmen Hall for the first layer and the Bell-Drum, the King Hall for the second layer and the third layer for Quartet of the Middle Temple. The fourth layer is the backyard and it is also known as Dian bidet and for the Fifth layer, it brings up about 2 big rooms.

 

Yes, the Beijing Song Temple and Intelligence Temple actually consists of 2 temples that are closely located together and this feature is quite rare in Beijing. You would hardly find two temples so near and therefore, if you would like to see some temples with beautiful artwork in one time quickly, you could try to visit this Beijing Song Temple and Intelligence Temple.

 

In fact, as mentioned above, part of the Beijing Song Temple and Intelligence Temple had been abandoned and therefore, you might not be able to see the whole view of the temples that existed in the past. However, the remaining ones are already enough to amaze you.

 

If you are going to Beijing and if you would like to know about the ancient Chinese religions, you could spare some time to visit the Beijing Song Temple and Intelligence Temple. You would surely know more about how these temples grew in popularity and decline.

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