Zen Ancient Temple Check-in Guide

✨A century-old Zen secret realm! Baoding Doushuai Temple healing check-in guide🍃 🚗Transportation Guide: 📍Xiheishan Village, Xushui District, Baoding City, Hebei Province (Suggest self-driving or taxi, free parking lot in front of the temple) 📸Perfect photo spots: 1️⃣Golden roof of the Mahavira Hall The golden roof in the early morning mist is stunning! Recommended to arrive right at opening at 7 AM 2️⃣Thousand-year-old ginkgo trees Three ancient trees inside the temple turn golden and cover the ground in autumn. When I went, the ginkgo leaves had all fallen, so visit in late October to early November! ⏳Recommended tour route: Release pond → Heavenly King Hall → Bell and Drum Tower → Mahavira Hall (main worship spot) → Sutra Library → Tea Zen Courtyard (experience sutra copying) 🎋Special experiences: • Participate in morning chanting on the 1st and 15th of the lunar month (starts at 5:30 AM) • Drink Zen tea in the tea room (20 RMB/person, includes exquisite tea snacks) • Experience monastic farming life in the backyard vegetable garden ⚠️Notes: • Keep quiet! Greet monks with palms pressed together • Photography of Buddha faces is prohibited • Backyard Zen room area is not open to the public 🌿Nearby activities: • Hiking trail behind the temple (30 minutes to the summit viewing platform) • Xiheishan Village homestays (80 RMB per person to stay in rammed earth courtyard)