Temple of the legends
By Cheng Anqi | China Daily | Updated: 2009-06-06 08:11
"First there was the Tanzhe Temple, then came Beijing," goes an ancient saying.
Beijing's biggest and first Buddhist temple sits in Mentougou district, west of Beijing, 25 km away from Tian'anmen Square.
There are many legends surrounding the 1,700-year-old temple. Here are five of the most common ones.
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