Located in Mentougou District, Tanze Temple has been popularly known as the Pllo and Zhe Tree Temple because of the Dragon Poll at its rear and the Zhe trees (Cudrania tricuspidata) on the hill. It was first built in Jin Dynasty (365-420), so in Beijing there is a common saying that "First there was the Tanzhe Temple, then came Beijing." The existing buildings are from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Today there are pagoda groups from various historical periods such as the Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Legend has it that the two "Emperor trees" by the Hall of Three Sages were planted in the Liao Dynasty about 1,000 years ago.

(China National Tourism Administration)