Major scenic spot: Jietai and Tanzhe temples. Jietai Temple is known as “the First Altar under Heaven" and considered the biggest Buddhist center in China, with the authority of granting the highest ...

People burn incense and pray for good luck in the coming year at Tanzhe Temple in Beijing's Mentougou district on January 28, the first day of Spring Festival. Midnight saw a huge influx of visitors ...

Locals burn incense and light candles at the Beijing's Tanzhe Temple in the early morning of February 8, 2016, the first day of the new year according to the Chinese traditional lunar calendar.

The Tanzhe Si, a typical Buddhist temple, stands in the Tanzhe Hills on the western outskirts of Beijing. It was the first temple that appeared in the Beijing area. The magnificent architecture could ...

Sitting outside the Buddhist temple under a thousand-year old tree, monk, Shun Xin, feels a vibration in his pocket as his new mobile phone let's him know he's got a text message. "It's convenient," ...

Sitting outside the Tanzhe Temple under a 1,000-year old tree, Shun Xin feels a vibration in his pocket as his new mobile phone registers a text message. "It's convenient," says the 60-year-old monk ...