Beijing Badachu Park | Dragon Year Blessings
Badachu Park, also known as Badachu in the Western Hills, is located at No. 3 Badachu Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, surrounded by the Taihang Mountains' offshoots: Cuiwei Mountain, Hutou Mountain, and Qinglong Mountain, covering an area of 284.68 hectares with the highest peak at 464 meters. Badachu Park is a Buddhist temple garden with a long history and profound cultural heritage, and it is also a comprehensive tourist attraction integrating culture, leisure, fitness, and entertainment.
Badachu Park is named after its eight ancient temples: Chang'an Temple, Lingguang Temple, Sanshan Nunnery, Dabeisi Temple, Longquan Nunnery, Xiangjie Temple, Baozhu Cave, and Zhengguo Temple. Its history can be traced back to the Zhengguo Temple established during the Renshou era of the Sui Dynasty (601-604 AD). During the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, the number of temples in the area increased continuously, gradually becoming a place for Buddhists to worship and having an important influence in the world Buddhist community. In 2001, Badachu Park was selected as a national AAAA-level tourist attraction. In 2015, Badachu Park was announced by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Landscape and Forestry as one of the first historical and cultural famous gardens in Beijing. In 2017, Badachu in the Western Hills was selected as one of the first batch of municipal cultural relics protection units in Beijing.
Badachu has 'Three Mountains, Eight Temples, and Twelve Sceneries,' including attractions such as Chang'an Temple, Lingguang Temple, Sanshan Nunnery; as well as the 'Twelve Sceneries of the Western Hills' like Spring Mountain Apricot Grove, Deep Autumn Red Leaves, Layered Ridges Clear Snow, etc. There are also themed cultural events such as the 'Badachu Chinese Garden Tea Culture Festival,' 'Badachu Chongyang Mountain Climbing Festival,' and 'New Year Blessing Temple Fair.'
🌈Transportation:
🚇Subway: Take a taxi from Xihuangcun Station on Line 6 to the scenic area
🚇Subway: Transfer to bus route 215 at Bajiao Amusement Park Station on Line 1
The weather was very good on the day I went. After the opening of the Buddha Teeth Shelita last year, the current weather is suitable for climbing the mountain. It is recommended to climb the mountain. You can take the children to take the ropeway. It is still very interesting?
Very famous, the mountain is not high, there are many scenery, it is worth savoring, slowly feel, stick to the top of the mountain, at the corner of a intersection, there is a wide view, really feel very good, it is recommended
I went early, did not catch up with the peak period, there were plenty of parking spaces, the park was in good order, the festival atmosphere was strong, the incense was also strong, and all kinds of wishes were made, hoping to be realized. The temple fair is rich in content and very lively
It is worth going. The ticket is only 10 yuan. There is a direct swiping of the elderly card for free. You can enter the incense, you can visit eight major attractions, many monuments, and all seasons. There is a temple fair on the first month, and sometimes there are major Buddhist activities on the first day, fifth day and fifteenth day. You can also climb the mountain to play. The first moon temple fair is very lively and has many performances. The important landmark here is the Buddha Teeth Shelita.
From Chongwenmen, take bus 111 to Xizhimen and then pour 347 to Badachu South Station. After nearly 2 hours of green travel, I finally arrived at Badachu. I saw a sea of people. Everyone rushed to the temple fair and came to Lingguang Temple to worship Buddha and pray! Eight major scenic spots are overseas, but also red education base, after the visit, I feel that the liberation struggle is not easy, we must cherish life now!
The vegetation coverage rate of the eight major parks is 97.4%. The mountains are warm in winter and the summer is cool and pleasant. The eight ancient temples were founded in the Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Yuanming Dynasty, and have undergone re-renovation. The ancient buildings have still been preserved well so far. Eight ancient temples and the famous "twelve scenes" constitute the core tourism resources and tourism landscape of the eight major places with unique charm.