· Located in the northeast corner of the inner city of Dongcheng District, Beijing, to the east of Yonghegong Street, it is the largest Tibetan Buddhist temple in Beijing.
·In the 32nd year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, it became the residence of the fourth son of the emperor Yinzhen. In 1983, it was designated by the State Council as a national key Buddhist temple in the Han area.
·The Zhaotai Gate, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Yonghe Gate, Lama Temple, Lecture Hall, and Tantric Hall present the standard layout of the “Seven Halls of Jialan” style of Chinese Buddhist temples.
·From the East-West Archway with cornices and brackets to the antique East-West Shunshan Tower, there are more than a thousand palaces in total. They are very luxurious and worth visiting.
Reference when using
1-3 hours
transportation
Take bus 13, 84, 116, 117 or Ye 6 to Yonghe Temple (bus station) and get off, then walk about 150 meters to get there.
Tickets
Ordinary ticket: adult ticket 25 RMB / half-price ticket 12 RMB (January 1st - December 31st, Monday - Sunday)
Half ticket: 1.6 years old (excluding 6 years old) - 18 years old (including 18 years old) minors, full-time university undergraduate students and below (excluding graduate students, adult education, part-time universities, night universities, etc.) with student ID Or buy tickets at half price with valid ID.

  1. Seniors aged 60 years and above (including 60 years old) can purchase tickets at half price with valid certificates such as senior citizen certificates and ID cards.
  2. Those who hold the city’s social security pension certificate can purchase tickets at a half-price discount. (Go to any ticket window with your original ID to verify your ticket purchase)
    Free admission: Children under 1.6 years old (including 6 years old) or under 1.2 meters (including 1.2 meters) tall can visit for free with valid ID.
  3. Disabled people can visit free of charge with the second-generation disability certificate issued by the Disabled Persons’ Federation (disabled soldiers, disabled police officers, and disabled fire rescue personnel can visit free of charge with the certificate).
  4. Retired cadres can visit free of charge with their retirement certificates.
  5. Active-duty military personnel, retired military personnel, and military civilian personnel can visit free of charge with valid certificates, and the bereaved families of martyrs of the People’s Republic of China, military personnel who died in the line of duty, and deceased military personnel can visit free of charge with their survivor’s preferential treatment certificates.
  6. On the “August 1st” Army Day, family members of active military personnel can visit for free with valid certificates.
  7. In-service and retired fire rescue personnel and students from fire rescue schools can visit for free with valid certificates.
  8. Those holding a “Civil Affairs Preferential Treatment Card” or a “Civil Affairs Preferential Treatment Temporary Card” issued by the Beijing Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau are free of charge.
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    *The above information is for reference only, and the specific information shall be subject to the announcement of the scenic spot on the day.
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    Opening hours
    09:00-16:30; ticket sales stop at 16:00 (November 1st - March 31st of the following year, Monday - Sunday)
    09:00-17:00; ticket sales stop at 16:30 (April 01-October 31, Monday-Sunday)