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Yinshan Pagoda Forest

Silver Mount and Iron Cliff

Yinshan Pagoda Forest is located in Changping District, Beijing, which is a combination of natural beauty and historical relics. There are five octagonal brick pagodas in Yinshan Pagoda Forest, all of which were built in the Jin Dynasty, nine hundred years ago.

Located in Changping District, Beijing, Yinshan Pagoda Forest 银山塔林 not only has beautiful natural scenery, but also a large number of historical relics.

The name Yinshan Pagoda Forest shows that there were once a large number of tomb pagodas for monks built here, spanning the Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, but most of them were destroyed during the war in the Republic of China.

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The best time to visit Yinshan Pagoda Forest is after a snowfall in winter, which makes you a witness to its breathtaking white and spotless scenery, hence the name Yinshan, meaning Silver Mountain literally.

The best-preserved ones are the Five Octagonal Brick Pagodas, all of which were built in the Jin Dynasty, 900 years ago, and the five tomb pagodas are located on the site of the famous Jin Dynasty temple, the Great Yansheng Temple 大延圣寺.

The Buddhist culture of Yinshan reached its peak in the Jin Dynasty, so many monks came here to practice Buddhism. These five pagodas were built to commemorate the five monks led by the Great Zen Master Fojue. The temple was repeatedly repaired in the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Qizhen, the Ming Emperor, granted the temple name Fahua Temple 法华寺. Unfortunately, the temple buildings were demolished one after another during the battles against invading Japanese army.