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This article is about the Beijing travel and Lama temple. You can find some useful information in it if you are planning your Beijing travel now.

Lama Temple (Yonghegong) :
This Lama Temple was built as a mansion for Emperor Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty when he was a prince. In 1744, the temple was converted into a lamasery and the home of larger numbers of monks from Mongolia and Tibet. The lamasery has five halls. The prayer halls contain many superb statues including the 23-meter-high Maitreya, caved from a white sandalwood tree brought from Tibet, as well as Tibetan sculptures and a great copper cauldron.

The Yonghe Temple, also known as the “Palace of Peace and Harmony Lama Temple”, the “Yonghe Lamasery”, or – popularly – the “Lama Temple” is a temple and monastery of the Geluk School of Tibetan Buddhism located in the northeastern part of Beijing, China. It is one of the largest and most important Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in the world. The building and the artworks of the temple combine Han Chinese and Tibetan styles. ( info for your China vacations and China travel)

The Lama temple is a famous lamasery located in the northeastern part of the old city of beijing. it was a palatial residence built in 1694 by qing emperor kangxi for his fourth son, prince yongzheng who later succeeded to the throne. this magnificent temple consists of five main buildings lying on the?north-south axis, with annex halls standing on both sides. the temple is listed by the chinese government as one of the important historical monuments under special preservation. after the death of his father, emperor yongzheng moved to the forbidden city. the compound was closed to ordinary people and was renamed yonghegong (the palace of harmony). green roof tiles were replaced by yellow ones to suit a monarch’s home. in 1744 his successor emperor qianlong converted the palace into a lamasery.( info for your China vacations and tours)

The Lama Temple includes five buildings and three courtyards. The buildings here imitated the style of Han, Manchu, Inner Mongolia, and Tibet. The whole building complex can be divided into three parts- east part, middle part and west part. The middle part is on the axle line. From south to north lie the Arch Courtyard (Pailou Yuan), the Gate of Zhaotai (Zhaotai Men), the Hall of Heavenly Kings (Tianwang Dian), the Hall of Harmony and Peace (Yonghegong Dian), the Hall of Blessing (Yongyou Dian) , the Hall of Dharma Wheel (Falun Dian), the Ten-Thousand-Happiness Pavilion (Wanfu Ge), and so on.There are “three bests” in Lama Temple. The first to be mentioned is the statue of Maitreya in the Ten- Thousand-Happiness Pavilion (Wanfu Ge). The statue of Maitreya was carved out of a single trunk of white sandalwood. It is 26m high, 8m in diameter, 18m above the ground and 8m underground. According to historical record, it was a gift for Emperor Qianlong from the 17th Dalai Lama. The second “best” is the big sculpture of “Five Hundred Arhats Mountain” in the Hall of Dharma Wheel (Falun Dian). The sculptured mountain is carved out of black sandalwood with 500 arhats, and cast in gold, silver, copper, iron and tin. All 500 uniquely styled arhats are vividly carved and exquisitely engraved. The sculpture is of very high value due to the excellent craftsmanship. The last one is the Golden Niche which was made of nanmu. All of those make the Lama Temple mystical and attract more people. ( info for your China vacations and trips)

To get here, you can take the Line 13, 62, 116 or 807 city buses. The subway is also a good option. It can take you to the station named “Lama Temple Station” and this station is very close to the Lama Temple. The price for the entrance ticket is 25 rmb for one person and you can get a 50% off if you can show them your student ID. Office hours: 9:00 – 17:00. Some tips here: You can bargain when shopping in the Lama Temple. The incense here is very good and you can buy some if you want.

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Here I will talk about the real shaolin monks and shaolin kung fu.( As a Chinese, I think I can understand the shaolin temple and shaolin kung fu better. ) The shaolin temple is now very famous all over the world. A lot of people believe that all the Chinese kung fu come from the shaolin kung fu, which makes the shaolin kung fu so famous. Another important reason is that there are lots of kung fu novels in China.(the most notable kung fu novel writer is Jingyong from Hongkong ) These fiction novels exaggerate the kung fu and make kung fu some kind of magic in them. All these Chinese kung fu novels talked a lot about the magic shaolin temple. This is what makes the shaolin temple more and more famous in China.

Shaolin temple has some mysterious medicines. One is called “Huanhuntang”. The meaning is resurrection and many people believe that this magic medicine can give the dead peole a new life. Actually this “Huanhuntang” is just some kind of Chinese medicin and it is used to heal the heat stroke in the shaolin temple. Lots of Chinese medicines have the same ingredients too. Another shaolin medicine is called “Dalijinggangwan”,which means “give the people unlimited strength”. This mysterious medicine is also one kind of Chinese medicine and it is used to deal with bruises, elbow and Wrist sprains, etc.

Another interesting thing I found is that most shaolin monks have cell phones. Some shaolin monks use the IM(instant message) software, like: ICQ, MSN. The average salary for the shaolin monk is about 200 rmb / month. The junior shaolin monks learn Chinese,English,Buddhism and Computer skills everyday. They also learn shaolin kung fu for sure.

Shiyongxin, the Fangzhang(like the CEO of a company) of shaolin temple, has received his MBA degree recently. He is the youngest Fangzhang of the shaolin temple. I get the feeling that he is acting like a real CEO of shaolin temple now. He travels all over the world to introduce the shaolin temple and shaolin kung fu. A lot of western medias have interviewed him and he is planning a shaolin kung fu show in Las vegas now. In 1981, the shaolin temple has only 12 monks and the total number of tourists visited here is only 70 thousand. In the year of 2008, the shaolin monks have traveled to more than 60 countries and the admission fees for the shaolin temple is about 60 million rmb. The new “CEO” is really running the shaoling temple as a commercial company now. He is also planning to set up new temples all over the world. Because of this, many Chinese people have criticized him and they are worrying about that he might turn the shaolin temple into a “Chinese Mcdonald’s” in the future.

By Shane Lee,
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