Beijing's largest Taoist temple, first built in 741 and titled 'the First Temple under Heaven', one of the three ancestral courts of the Quanzhen school. Its Spring Festival temple fair runs 18 days from Chinese New Year, the longest in the city, with regional snacks, crafts, opera and lion dances.
- Address
- 9 Baiyunguan Street, Xibianmen, Xicheng District
- Hours
- Mon-Sun 08:30-16:00 (visitbeijing.com.cn)
- Best time to go
- Morning · About 1.5 h
- Price
- Entry CNY 10 (visitbeijing.com.cn)
- Price level
- ¥
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Come during the Spring Festival temple fair, which runs 18 days from Chinese New Year with snacks, crafts, opera and lion dances (visitbeijing.com.cn).
- It is a working temple and one of the three ancestral courts of the Quanzhen school (Wikipedia), so dress and behave as in a place of worship.