Lüzu Palace, Beijing北京吕祖宫

Type

Temples and Abbeys (Gongguan)

Location

China · Beijing · Beijing · 15 Beishuncheng Street, Fuxingmennei, Xicheng District

Coordinates

39.908, 116.356 Map ↗

School

Quanzhen (Complete Perfection) Daoism

First built

Xianfeng era of Qing (c. 1855) · Originally named Lüzu Pavilion; restored in the 1980s; seat of the Beijing Taoist Association

Heritage status

Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Site

Overview

Lüzu Palace in Beijing was first built during the Xianfeng reign of the Qing, originally named Lüzu Pavilion, dedicated to Patriarch Chunyang, Lü Dongbin; it is one of the few Lüzu temples preserved within old Beijing. The temple is modest in scale, facing east with its back to the west, and has a mountain gate, front hall, Lüzu Hall, and side halls. It was restored and reopened after the 1980s, and from the 1990s has served as the seat of the Beijing Taoist Association and one of the Quanzhen temples in the Beijing city area open year-round, holding morning and evening liturgies and services such as Lüzu's birthday.

Highlights

• Lüzu Hall
• Beijing Taoist Association

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