The ancient Hongluo Temple

Hongluo Temple, located at No. 2 Hongluo East Road, Luzhuang Village, Huairou Town, Huairou District, Beijing, was founded in the fourth year of the Xianning era of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (338 AD). It is the birthplace of Buddhism in northern China and the largest Buddhist jungle, known as 'the Putuo in the south, the Hongluo in the north'. Hongluo Temple faces south with its back to the north, covering an area of over a hundred acres, consisting of a central route and east and west courtyards. The main buildings along the central route include: the Mountain Gate, the Hall of Heavenly Kings, the Mahavira Hall, and the Hall of Three Saints. The west courtyard is where the monks reside, and the east courtyard consists of the grooming hall and guest rooms. Outside the west wall, there is also a pagoda courtyard, which serves as the monks' cemetery. Hongluo Temple is of great value for the study of Buddhist rituals and historical figures over the ages. Hongluo Temple faces south with its back to the north, covering an area of over a hundred acres, consisting of a central route and east and west courtyards. The main buildings along the central route include: three Mountain Gates with the central one being the main entrance, featuring a resting mountain roof and a beamless hall style, followed by the Hall of Heavenly Kings with a width of five bays, a hard mountain roof with a large ridge, and a tubular tile roof. Behind it is the Mahavira Hall, built on a platform, with a width of five bays, a resting mountain roof, and a moon platform in front of the hall; there are side halls on both the east and west sides of the main hall. The last building of the central route is the Hall of Three Saints, with a width of five bays, a hard mountain roof with a large ridge, and a tubular tile roof. The west courtyard is where the monks reside, and the east courtyard consists of the grooming hall and guest rooms. In addition, the temple has a dining hall and living quarters for the staff, and outside the west wall, there is also a pagoda courtyard, which serves as the monks' cemetery.