The Beijing Folk Customs museum has found its home mainly due to the long history of the Temple and associated Temple Fairs.
Ever since the founding of the Temple during the later years of the Yuan Dynasty (1368 AD - 1644 AD) lavish and colorful Temple Fairs were held at Dongyue Miao. These took place each Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Destival, the mid-Autumn Festival, the ∢Double Ninth∢ Festival and various other occassions. As a result, the Dongyue Miao must be regarded as one of the native homes of the Temple Festivals of Beijing, and thus a treasure trove of Beijing Folk Customs in a rapidly modernizing and changing society.
The Beijing Folk Custom Museum found at the Dongyue Miao Temple complex is the only such museum in
DongYue Taoist Temple - DongYue Miao
This page was last updated on: July 9, 2017
Welcome to China Report's Digital Introduction to the DongYue Miao, the most sacred Taoist Temple of Ancient Beijing.
The wide 3 bay, Zhandai Men gate gives access to the Central Court of today's temple beyond. On the way visitors can leave their prayer wishes at the Gate.
the city of Beijing that is granted the right to hold National level exhibitions concerning Beijing Folk Customs and Folk Art.
the Zhandai Gate was constructed in the year 1322 A.D. which corresponds to the 2nd year of the Zhihi Reign period of the Yuan Dynasty.
At the time it held the statues of the Taosit Gods of Law Enforcement, namely the deities known as ∢General Dragon∢ and ∢General Tiger . These deities are more Generally known in China as ∢General Heng∢ and ∢General Ha∢. These main deities go accompanied by the usual ∢Ten Imperial Guards∢.
View of the southern courtyard and the central axis of the current day Temple leading up to the Zhandai Gate.
A look through the Zhandai Gate along the elevated pathway of the central axis leading away to the Central Halls of the current day Temple. A large inscribed plaquette hangs from the coffered ceiling in the interior.
Large inscribed plaquette hangs from the coffered ceiling in the interior.
