Fahai Temple
Fahai Temple
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Lonely Planet review for Fahai Temple
The peaceful Fahai (Sea of the Law) Temple (Fǎhǎi Sì) on the western edge of Běijīng is unremarkable apart from the Ming-dynasty murals on the walls of the Mahavira Hall (Dàxióng Bǎodiàn). Painted in their original colours (a rarity in today’s Běijīng), the frescos are shrouded in darkness to protect their 500-year-old pigments, so pack a torch (a mobile phone may work). A taxi to the temple from Pingguoyuan Station costs Y10. Fahai Temple can be tied in with a trip to Bādàchù. Not far away is the peaceful tomb of Tian Yi, a Ming-dynasty eunuch.
