Editor's note: yunju temple is located in the southwest of Beijing fangshan district, 70 kilometers away from downtown.Covers an area of 70000 square meters.By yunju temple, writing published, tang liao tower group of a big treasure house of Chinese buddhist culture.On March 4, 1961, was first published by the state council as one of national key cultural relics protection units.In 1992, as save stone carving the version most in the worldtempleIncluded in the "Beijing travel most of the world", the same year yunju temple tower and writing listed as world cultural heritage list.Since 1997, four consecutive years was named "the civilized scenic spots in Beijing, in the same year was named" Beijing patriotism education base ".In 1999 won the "Beijing suburbs environment construction demonstration area" and the honorary title of "garden-style units in Beijing", 2001 RongLie national AAAA level traveling scenic area, the same year passed the ISO9001 quality management system and ISO14001 environmental management system dual certification.On November 15, 2004 by the Beijing municipal people's government approval for the municipal scenic area.XiNaJiao yunju temple is located in Beijing, seventy kilometers (also called writing) XiNaLu leucorrhea mountain, with buried there are rare treasures of Chinese cultural heritage and stone carving buddhist Tibetan tripitaka, the well writing, famous throughout the world.

Yunju temple was built in the sui cause years (AD 605-618), to the liao SAN zong period (983-1011 AD) to form six into the temple, five yards, jin, yuan, Ming and qing generations have repair.In 1942 by the Japanese bombing destroyed ring.

Temple in the north and south two liao tower, the south tower is also called the tower of the scriptures, underground hidden acupuncture point, tower has been lost.The north tower, formerly stupas, also called Luo Handa, 45 meters high.Bottom is a castle in the type, intermediate empty, have to board the settle way;The upper is in form, with round top, treasure.The architectural form of the existing ancient towers in China has its own characteristics.

All of the tower set with a more than three meters high tower in tang, for Tang Jingyun two years (AD 711) to kaiyuan fifteen years (727 AD) built.Five towers to form a whole, for the Chinese king throne tower early examples of (5).Temple and the surrounding mountains and various generation tang, liao, Ming building of brick and stone tower in more than 10, with stone telling founders tower, the grave of static wan wan tower and in honor of the tang dynasty princess Jin Xian donor engraved by the business built Jin Xian princess tower is the most famous.

Although yunju temple was destroyed by fire, is famous for its carved stone Tibetan tripitaka buried underground, well-preserved.

Yunju temple writing carved from sui cause.When monks static wan inherit its maker beiqi nanyue hui bucket, mountain in writing made by sharpening.Tang dynasty thirteen years (AD 639), the static wan gone after its disciple xuan, yao, hui Siam, xuan and successively presided over time by the enterprise, through the sui, tang, liao, jin, yuan, Ming dynasty, the last thousand years, to the late Ming dynasty.Sutra in writing nine mountain cave, in which the scriptures of the earliest and most important is the fifth cave, said screamo hole.

Static wan the original moment of one hundred and forty-six pieces of writing are embedded in the walls inside the hole.Central hole has four root octagonal pillars, on each post have relief of Buddha, a total of more than one thousand statues, said thousand-buddha column.Because the scriptures filling, liao era of carving the version hasn't shipped up the hill, and hide in yunju temple in the crypt under the south tower.

The buddhist association of China in 1956 under the efforts of the government support and the clergy to important cultural heritage of the unique, lasted three years, completed the excavation and rubbing, and then organize the strength in the research, compile the "well writing", is now published in succession.Yunju temple stele inscriptions were widely used in engraving buddhist sutras still more than one thousand, more than three thousand volumes, with the version of more than fourteen thousand pieces.It is not only the great treasure of buddhist studies, but also because of the tang dynasty stone carving dibon, for the most part on the basis of Tang Jinxian princess palace of this virtue, liao, photocopy that is based on a long-gone qidan hidden, with general book there is a big discrepancy on the text, so still collating woodcarving of buddhist sutras still existing physical basis.Stone to the study of ancient society, stone, and the development of calligraphy art has a high academic value.Yunju temple consecrate Buddha sarira, also the Buddha sarira is found under screamo hole in the mainland in 1981, five Shi Han seal in layers of suit, silver, jade in the letter.

Cover letter engraved with resettlement, letter contains consecrate Buddha sarira jewelry.Of the buddhist association of China was held in April 1987 had to meet please, reception of buddhist holy and international friends.Yunju temple hall since 1985, funded by the government and some groups raise money to repair at home and abroad.

Yunju temple was built in sui end early stage, after successive repair, the formation of five big yard six into the house.Monk, on both sides of the palace and the imperial palace, and the two tower confrontation;Temple sit west toward the east, surrounded by surface water, shape, magnificent, enjoys high reputation of "the north big brake".Yunju temple in 1942 by the Japanese in ruins.Yunju temple repairing afforestation committee, established in 1985, for a period of renovation and the surrounding green.1998 years later, and the second phase project writing back to hide.At present, yunju temple has been restored the former solemnly.

Yunju temple is a buddhist sutras still place, temple treasure the writing, paper, wood by the so-called "quiet"."Stone buddhist Tibetan tripitaka" beginning moment in sui cause years (in 605), the monks static wan to safeguard the teachings such as carved in stone.Carved by the enterprise after sui, tang, liao, jin, yuan, Ming and six dynasties, 1039, 1122, 3572 volumes, 14278 pieces of engraving buddhist sutras.Such large-scale organizing, such a long history, it is the world's cultural history rare feat, comparable to the Great Wall of civilization the whole, the beijing-hangzhou grand canal, is the world's rare and precious cultural heritage.Dunhuang is known as "Beijing", "most of the world"."Well writing" is a one thousand buddhist classics since sui and tang dynasties, not only in the buddhist studies, political history, society, economy, culture and art and so on various aspects is abundant historical materials.And on the calligraphy art has important cultural value and artistic value.

The north tower is a liao dynasty brick stupas, say again "Luo Handa", was built in the liao dynasty day anniversary years (1111 ~ 1120), more than 30 meters high, the towers are set in the, in type and three forms of vajra throne, modelling is very special.The bottom of the tower is octagonal 须弥座, built a castle in the type 2-foot-tall tower above two layers, then on in and DaCha "thirteen days".The modelling of the liao tower, very rare.

Four tang tower are clearly calendar, plane is square tower, seven layers, single eaves and dense eaves type two kinds, and roughly the same shape.The various Buddha carved on the tower, including kai-yuan tang fifteen years (727) built of stone, wall carving a kucha, this person deep high nose, inference for foreigners image, this and communicate with yao in the tang dynasty was widely, a large number of employment and adding the officer has a direct relationship.Carving dress is gorgeous, smooth lines, reflect the prosperity of tang dynasty Chinese and foreign cultural exchanges.

Paper, now more than 22000 volumes, to the Ming dynasty signet and manuscripts, including south, north, hidden and single moment buddhist scriptures, etc.With the generous guangfo avatamsaka sutra to lotus temple monk zhengzhou prick written in blood, and with the tip of the tongue is known as "blood true through" the tongue, is particularly valuable.

"On the wood by the beginning of carved qing dynasty yongzheng eleven years (1733 years) to qianlong three years (in 1738), the existing more than 77000 blocks, extremely rich content, is a collection of 2000 years translation of Buddhism in China.In the our country wood scriptures.Existing in the world two Chinese Tibetan tripitaka, a yunju temple for the existing "on", the other one is South Korea Yin temple "koryo to hide".

Writing mountain 450 meters above sea level, a mountainside nine scripture-storing cave, screamo holes for the open, in wide hole such as house, 4 walls set by the board are mostly static wan carved by early.Cave has four pillar, column carved 1056 statue of Buddha, therefore calls thousand-buddha column, nine in all the scriptures 4196 pieces.Writing two existing tang tower, mountain and stone chisel ancient stone steles, sui and tang dynasties, such as a large number of historical heritage.To facilitate the tourists went up into the mountain range, yunju temple on October 24, 1999, launched a writing a span of 830 meters, mountain cableway, on the way to see mount yunju temple story and writing around the beautiful natural scenery.

Yunju temple not only quiet possession of Buddhism and ancient towers in one thousand, and treasure the of the Buddha sarira.Sarira noun (Buddhism) meansThe bodyOr bone.According to legend after sakyamuni's cremation of bead.On November 27, 1981 in red meat sarira screamo hole excavated two, this is the only treasure in the world is not to cave in the tower's sarira, with Beijing badachu tooth of xian, shaanxi famen temple Buddha refers to, and is called map "triple gem".Add a auspicious for the one thousand ancient light to turn.

After the liberation, the party and the government give yunju temple attaches great importance to.The late '50 s, the use of three years to explore collation of writing, and organize experts to well writing were studied.Published "the well writing copy" and "well writing topic ji assembly", etc. A batch of research work.In 1974, fangshan district government building yunju temple relics' management center, 1988 expansion into yunju temple cultural relics management office, as the business units under ownership by the whole people.Vice-governor yunju temple cultural relics protection, research, and make use of the work.In October 1987, yunju temple as a social class history ruins museum is open to visitors at home and abroad.In December 1995 formally registered as yunju temple writing galleries.

Yunju temple has now become the domestic and foreign famous buddhist temple, famous religious activity places, enjoy "the north big brake" reputation.Yunju temple quiet unique geographical environment, beautiful scenery, unique charming which contain rich buddhist culture characteristic, is the scriptures treasure land, and praying to meet auspicious.