Beijing Flavor 5: Winter Sonata of Miaoying White Pagoda

When I got off the bus at Fuchengmennei Street, I saw the gilded top of the White Pagoda of Miaoying Temple piercing through the mist, and the thirteen canopies became clearer against the backdrop of the azure sky, like a sutra covered with layers of rice paper. I arrived early in the morning and for some reason they were handing out free tickets at the door, but when I came out I needed to buy a ticket again. Going around the screen wall, you will see wintersweets buds climbing all over the branches beside the mountain gate, waiting to bloom at any time. The wind startled the copper bells on the eaves of the main hall. Inside the hall, there are exhibits showing the restoration process of the White Pagoda Temple main hall and the postures of the White Pagoda of Miaoying Temple in different eras. Very few tourists make it a quiet place, so you can enjoy the exhibition. Leaving the hall, the projections of prayer flags on the caisson ceiling form a flowing thangka. There are several coins embedded in the brick cracks of the White Pagoda's base. Several believers are walking around the White Pagoda, probably offerings from tourists praying for peace. This white pagoda, built under the supervision of Nepalese craftsman Ani Ko, was completed in the eighth year of the Zhiyuan period. Kublai Khan's procession walked across the frozen Taiye Lake, and Master Bashipa chanted scriptures while holding a vajra around the pagoda. Walking around the tower clockwise from a distance of three meters, the white tower, blue sky and red walls form the unique style of Beijing. The scaffolding that Liang Sicheng put up when he surveyed the White Pagoda in 1937 is still there. "That winter was extremely cold, and the ink cartridges were frozen when we measured the top of the pagoda." The glass of the photo frame reflected the white air we exhaled, overlapping with the snow in the photo to form a dual time and space. On the terrace of a cafe in the alley next to the temple, the White Pagoda is transformed into a jade sculpture, and the golden top of the pagoda receives the morning light. The wind blows across the tower bells, and seven hundred years of time are scattered in the winter imperial capital. The White Tower remains silent, but turns the joys and sorrows of the world into icicles on the eaves, which will turn into the rippling sound of Sanskrit in spring. Tips: 1. The % cafe in the alley next to Miaoying Baita Temple is worth checking out. The small courtyard is pure white with a blue sky patio, which is unique in craftsmanship. 2. If you have time, drinking tea and reading books in the study of Baita Temple outside the temple is a life enjoyment. The above two places are excellent locations for viewing Baita Temple.