BEIJING – Biyun Temple
Biyun temple the Blue cloud Monastery, with an orderly
structure, is high up the hill. There are 300 stone steps in the main courtyard and six separate courtyards. On the left is the Arhat Hall and on the right the Shuiquan Yard. There is a bridge across the gully and in the back courtyard stands a tower housing the Buddha’s warrior attendants. According to the inscription on the temple’s tablet, there are hundreds of temples in the Western Hills, but the Biyun temple is famous for its grand and magnificent structure.
The Arhat Hall, a square shaped building, was constructed in 1748. There are statues of the four Kings and 508 arhats. The statues are vivid and distinct, and are precious relics.
The Shuiquan Couryard, once a temporary dwelling place for emperors, got its mane from the materal spring that flows out of cracks in its stone walls. At one side of the yard, a high cliff rises in the shadow of towering ping trees. A tortuous path is enveloped by green trees, and beautiful stones are seen everywhere. Though small, the yard has a unigue, stately presence.
The Memorial Hall of Dr. Sun Yat—san was previously named Pumingmiaojue Hall. In 1925, the bier of Dr. Sun Yat—san was placed in the hall, Late, it oas maned the Memorial Hall of Dr. Sun Yet—san. The glass—fibre reinforced plastic coffin presented by the government of the Soviet Union, and Dr. Sun Yat—sen’s caps Sun’s clothes were buried in the tower after his death.
