Bona Ventura

Fragrant Hills & Western Hills · Beijing

Dajue Temple

大觉寺

Place of worshipLocals' pick

A Liao-dynasty temple of 1068 on Yangtai Mountain, terraced up the slope, with 160 ancient trees including the thousand-year 'Ginkgo King' and 300-year-old magnolias (visitbeijing.com.cn).

Address
9 Dajuesi Road, Sujiatuo, Haidian District
Hours
08:00-17:00 (visitbeijing.com.cn)
Best time to go
Morning · About 1.5 h
Price
Entry CNY 20 (visitbeijing.com.cn)
Price level
¥

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Good to know

  • Go in September or October for the golden ginkgo (visitbeijing.com.cn).
  • It is far out in north-west Haidian; take a taxi and combine it with the Western Hills.

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