China Travel Guide

BaDaChu (Chinese: 八大处) is a large Park in the western hills of Beijing, about 8 kilometers south of XiangShan Park and about 25 kilometers from central Beijing. Well forested, the park covers an area of 250 Hectares.

Temples & monasteries

Changan Temple (长安寺), means the temple of Eternal Peace.
Lingguang Temple (灵光寺), means the temple of Divine Light.
Sanshan Nunnery (三山庵), means the nunnery of Three-hills.
Dabei Temple (大悲寺), means the temple of Great Mercy.
Longquan Nunnery (龙泉庵), means the nunnery of Dragon Spring.
Xiangjie Temple (香界寺), means the temple of the Fragrant World.
Baozhu Cave (宝珠洞), means the cave of Precious Pearl.
Zhengguo Temple (正果寺), means the temple of Thoroughly Transform.

BaDaChu Park is comprised of eight historic sites: Buddhist temples and nunneries, some still active, that are nestled in three mountain slopes in the Western Fragrant Hills.

Visitors can stroll from one temple to another, enjoying the beautiful scenery and admiring ancient pine, cypress, willow and gingko trees. Some of the trees in BaDaChu Park have been standing for over 600 years.

Although not as high as XiangShan, it is still quite a trek to the top of BaDaChu Park (460m), but a very peaceful and enjoyable one. There are good views of Beijing in the distance. A cable car is available for the journey up or down.

Especially popular in autumn when the hills turn red, BaDaChu Park is an attractive and peaceful place to visit all year round.
One can arrive in BaDaChu by bus or taxi from XiZhiMen or PingGuoYuan subway stations.