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Badachu Park

  • Badachu Park got its name for the eight ancient temples in the park. The environment there is full of ancient feelings. It is suitable for family tour. Visitors can spend the whole day here. The leaves turn red at the end of October. Jingyin Valley is very good and it's fit for children to play.

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  • ID : 26
  • City : beijing
  • English name : Badachu Park
  • Chinese name : 八大处公园
  • Type : Traditional park,
  • Level : easy
  • Kids : Possible
  • Elders: Possible
  • Best season : Spring, Summer and Autumn
  • Visiting length : 4 Hours
  • Distance to city center : 25 km

Introduction of Badachu Park

  • Situated 17 kilometers from Beijing city centre, south of the Fragrant Hills is Badachu, a famous attraction in Beijing outskirt. There are eight Temples and Shrines scattered on the Western Hills. The Park covers a total area of 332 hectares and the altitude of the highest mountain peak is 464 meters. It is among the first national key units of cultural relics for preservation.
    Badachu Park has a desirable climate which is cool in summer and warm in winter. More than than 97 percent of the mountains are cover with trees. Among which the arbor trees are 400,000 plants in more than 80 species and the rare ancient trees are 590 plants in 18 species. Some trees are even over 600 years old, such as the bark pines in Chang'an Temple, the maidenhair trees in Dabei Temple and the pistacia chinensis in Zhengguo Temple. Though have been standing there for over 6 centuries, the arborescence of these trees are still full-grown and in good shape.

Highlights of visiting Beijing Badachu Park

    Three Hills, Eight Temples, Twelve Scenes

Helper to visit Badachu Park

  • Address in English : 3 Badachu Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, China
  • Address in Chinese : 北京市石景山区八大处路3号
  • Tel : +8610-88964661
  • Post code : 100043
  • Ticket time : 6:00-18:30（March 16th - August 31st ）,6:00-18:00（ September 1st - November 15th）,6:00-17:30(November 16th-March 15th)
  • Open time : 6:00-19:30（March 16th - August 31st ）,6:00-19:00（ September 1st - November 15th）,6:00-18:30(November 16th-March 15th)
  • Closing time : Null
  • Location : Badachu Park is around 25 km to downtown beijing

    Transportation

  • Public bus:
    • Bus 331, 630(Xiangquan Huandao Station)
    • Bus 563, 112, 698, 505, 318 or 360 (Zhiwuyuan Nanmen Station)
  • Subway: Take Subway Line 1 and get off at Pingguoyuan Station or Bajiao Amusement Park Station.
  • Private car is the best method to visit Badachu Park with local tour operator.

Admission

  • high season : 10 RMB/person.
  • shoulder season : 10 RMB/person.
  • low season : 10 RMB/person.

Beijing Badachu Park Tour

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Hotel near Badachu Park

  • 5 star/duluxe hotel
  • Fragrant Hill Empark Hotel
  • Yinbao Jianguo Hotel
  • 4 star/superior hotel
  • Huabei Hotel
  • Beijing Yishange Hotel
  • Jingmingyuan Hotel
  • 3 star/comfort hotel
  • Holiday Inn Beijing Shijingshan Parkview
  • Recumbent Buddha Temple Hotel
  • Xiangshan Holiday Business Club
  • Fragrant Hill Hotel
  • Highlight of Badachu Park
  • Beijing Badachu Park (The Eight Great Temples in the Western Hills) is a Buddhism temple park with a long history and abundant historical relics. Hundreds of years, the landscape is famous for "Three Hills, Eight Temples, and Twelve Scenes". The Park got its name from eight ancient temples which are well preserved in conditions. Three hills of Cuiwei Pingpo, Lushi are similar as a huge chair with fresh green forest.
    Eight Temples of Changan, Lingguang, Sanshan, Dabei, Longquan, Xiangjie, Baozhucave, Zhenggou are set crisscrossly on the over slapping hills or at the quiet and secluded village. The first site, built in the Ming Dynasty (1504), was Chang'an Temple, inside which is an Exhibition Museum. The second site is the best preserved one from the Tang Dynasty. It has a 13-storied Buddha's Tooth Relic Pagoda (Temple of Lingguang). Inside the Courtyard is an Apricot Tree dating from the Yuan Dynasty. Usually tourists start their walk from the third site and a chair lift carries them up the hill to visit each one.
    Twelve Scenes, such as Chunshan Xingling, Shuigu liuquan, shengqiu Hongye, Cengluan Qingxue, are changeable in season and have people day dream.
  • Chang'an Temple Chang'an Temple is located in the south of the park. It was constructed in 1504 and first called Shanying Temple. As recorded, there were once 500 Arhats and four famous pines, which show the status and outlook of the temple in the ancient time. But all of them do not exist now. Chang'an Temple was destroyed in the Cultural Revolution and was not yet restored. It is not open to the public now.
  • Lingguang Temple Lingguang Temple is the most important one of the existed temples in Badachu Park. It was first built during the year 766 to 779 and first called Longquan Temple. In 1162 during Jin Shizong period, it was once changed into Jueshan Temple. In Ming dynasty Xuande period (1428), it reverted to the old name Longquan Temple. In Ming dynasty Zhengtong period (1436-1449), it was expanded and renamed Lingguang Temple.
    Legend of the Goldfish Lingguang Temple faces to southeast. The 3,300 kg Buddha status was gift from Thailand King Monk. Dabei courtyard, Fish Pool courtyard and Tower courtyard are the existed three courtyards. Beside the fish pool, there is Zhaoxian Tower. Zhaoxian means calling the fairy.
  • Sanshan Nunnery Sanshan Nunnery got its name for it lay among Cuiwei, Pingpo and Lushi mountains. Sanshan Nunnery was built in Jin dynasty Tiande period (1151). During Yongzheng and Qianlong in Qing dynasty, famous monk had been doing research and writing arguments about Buddhist theory, which made the temple famous at that time.
  • Dabei Temple Dabei Temple lies on the mountainside between Sanshan Nunnery and Longquan Nunnery. It is said that Dabei Temple was built around the year 1033 and first called Yinji Temple. There are two old ginkgo trees which are about 500 years.
  • Longquan Nunnery Longquan Teahouse in this temple is quite famous in Beijing. It opens in the four seasons. The teahouse makes tea with the sweet spring water. There are lots of repeat customers, especially in summer.
  • Xiangjie Temple Xiangjie Temple is located in Pingpo Mountain. It is now the largest temple in Badachu Park. First built during the year of 758 and 760, it was called Pingpo Dajue Temple. It was also called Dayuantong Temple in Ming dynasty and Shenggan Temple in Qing dynasty Kangxi period. During the period of Qianlong in Qing dynasty, it was changed into Xiangjie Temple. A palace in the temple was once the place for Emperor Qianlong to escape summer heat. The scenery there is quite good.
  • Baozhu Cave Baozhu Cave lies on the top of Pingpo Mountain. It was first built in 1780. Gravels in the caves look like shining pearls (baozhu). Thus the cave was named Baozhu Cave. This is the excellent place to see sun rise and Beijing scenery.
  • Zhengguo Temple Zhengguo Temple is the oldest temple in Badachu Park. It lies separately in Lushi Mountain. It was first built in Tang dynasty. There is a pistacia which is over 600 years old in the temple. It is the only one in Beijing.

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    • Legends about Badachu Park
    • Legend of the Goldfish in Lingguang Temple One autumn, the Empress Dowager Cixi came to Lingguang Temple to worship. She went to the water heart pavilion of the Goldfish Pool to have a rest. Suddenly, a goldfish which was as big as the baby swam to her and jumped and danced. It looked like welcoming Cixi. Cixi was quite happy. A little eunuch went near and told Cixi that all creatures were following Cixi's Will. Cixi was much happier. She took off her gold earrings and ordered the little eunuch to put it in through the gill. She named the goldfish God fish.
      More and more visitors came to the temple after hearing about that. Visiting goldfish in Lingguang Temple became a joyful thing for people. And now it is said that lucky guys can also see the god fish which was wearing earring.
    • Legend of Xiangfei's Soul in Xiangjie Temple It is said that during the years of Emperor Qianlong in Qing dynasty, there was a monk named Guifang (some called him Haiyou) in Xiangjie Temple. He was good at Buddha inscriptions. Each time Emperor Qianlong came here to escape the heat, he would be accompanied. One day, Qianlong came to Xiangjie Temple again. While chatting, Guifang read that the emperor looked emaciated. He was told that the emperor's favored Xiangfei (Fragrance Concubine) died because of the sudden illness. The emperor missed her so much. Then the monk Guifang sent to bring a copper magic mirror in the hall. And he also took out the Revive Canon and burned the incense. He told the emperor to take a bath and wait in the midnight and never go near. The emperor accepted. Then the monk began to read the sutra. In the midnight, the emperor heard voice of the instrument which was Xiangfei's love. The mirror shone and Xiangfei came out of it. Qianlong forgot Guifang's word and went to Xiangfei. Suddenly, the mirror cracked and Xiangfei disappeared. But the music was still there. Xiangfei was singing about her homeland. Qianlong got that Xiangfei wanted to go home. And when he went to the royal palace, he sent Xiangfei's mortal remains back to her hometown. Qianlong realized his dream and he recovered. He was so glad that he repaired Xiangjie Temple and build a summer palace there.
    • Legend of the Golden Kang in Dabei Temple Long long ago, there were really two tall female ginkgo trees. No one knew when and who planted the trees. Each autumn, the leaves turned yellow and fell on the ground with the wind. Soon, there were thick leaves on the ground which was quite beautiful. Visitors all loved to sit on the thick yellow leaves and children lay and played on the leaves. People called the thick leaves Golden Kang. It was really comfortable like Kang.
      One day, a child found a coin in the leaves while he was playing on them. His mom was so glad that she told her son to burn incense and kowtowed to the Bodhisattva. This was transferred from mouth to mouth and people all believed that this mom and son were from heaven and they were sending money to the world. From then on, more and more people went to the Golden Kang and sat on it to try to find coins. Monks in the temple made use of this subject. They put coins in the leaves in the night when there were no visitors. And soon, more and more visitors went to Dabei Temple. But unluckily, an old man smoked while sitting on the Golden Kang one day. And carelessly, the fireworks fell on the soft leaves. A big fire broke in the temple. It not only destroyed the ginkgo tress, but also destroyed the palace. The next spring, two new ginkgo trees grew out of the old place. Now they are 500 years old. And in autumn, the fallen leaves are still like the Golden Kang.
    • Legend of the Red Leaves in Badachu Park Long long ago, there were no red leaves but only green trees in Badachu. A stone craftsman lived with his only daughter Maple at the foot of the West Mountain. Some day, they found a treasure basin in the mountain. From then on they usually gave food and clothes which were turned out by the treasure basin to the poor folks. Over time, the greedy rich man heard about this. One day, when the old stone craftsman was not at home, the greedy rich man went his home with his family servants to rob the treasure basin. Maple held the treasure basin and ran to the top of the mountain. The greedy rich man and his family servants chased after Maple. Maple ran and ran, her red dress was broken. One and another piece of her dress were hanged on the branches. Her skin was broken. One and another drop of blood fell on the green leaves. Maple ran and ran. She ran out all three mountains in Badachu. At last, she ran to the top of the mountain. When she was nearly caught by the greedy rich man, she jumped off the cliff. From then on, maple leaves in the place where Maple ran across all turned red. People said that the red maple leaves were dyed by Maple's blood.

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    • Present condition of Badachu Park
    • Badachu Park is one of the most suitable places for climbing in suburb Beijing. Thousand years' history, rich and valuable natural resources, special climate in surrounding of three mountains and the not high not low mountains trend all make the park the first choice for climbing.
      After 1949, especially the recent ten years, history relics were embellished and protected precisely, the appearance of the park was changed greatly. The ancient trees are leaning close to the surprising stones. The imperial steles are shining up on the pagoda. Promenade in the wooded valley with friends and experience the difference from those sites which are overcrowded. Also, a 1700-meter long roller-way, speeding up to 80 km per hour, will culminate your visit with an exhilarating ride. The Park has now become one of the most favorite resorts in the city's outskirts. In early spring and later autumn many visitors throng to see the charming mountain view.
      Badachu Park has its own four routes for climbing and fitness. Mountaineers can choose different route according to personal physical condition.
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