The word si, which is translated as "temple" or "monastery", originally meant a government office. With heavily guarded splendid buildings, it enjoyed the status next only to the imperial palace. A place where the image of Buddha was enshrined was deemed as sacred as a si. This is how temple came into being.

Tanzhe Temple was first Buddhist temple built in the Beijing area.

The Temples of Beijing

Tanzhe Temple

Hongluo Temple

Tianning Temple

Statue Dating from the Northern Wei Dynasty

Yunju Temple

Badachu in the Western Hills

Jietai Temple

Cliff Carvings in Stone Buddha Village

Fire God Shrine

Recumbent Buddha Temple

Fayuan Temple

The Thousand Buddha Hall

Baiyun Monastery

Niujie Mosque

Dajue Monastery

Baoguo Monastery

Dayansheng Monastery

Miaoying Monastery

Longquan Monastery

Huguo Monastery

Ruiyun Nunnery, Diamond Pagoda

Confucius Temple

Cibei Nunnery

Biyun Temple

Guanghua Temple

Fahia Temple XZhihua Temple

Long'an Temple

Guangji Temple Dahui Temple

Cishou Temple

Wanshou Temple Tongjiao Temple

Cishan Temple

Pudu Temple

Yong'an Monastery

Yonghe Lamasery

Xihuang Temple

Fuyou Temple

Juesheng Temple

Emperor Worship Temple