Baoguo Temple, also called Baoguosi, is a Buddhist Temple that was first constructed during the Liao Dynasty and is now referred to as the southern part of downtown Beijing. During the Ming Dynasty, it was used to host members of the royal family. By the early Qing Dynasty, Baoguo Temple had already been turned into a popular bazaar for books and flowers, so it is more like an antique marketplace. Yet still, it keeps the appearance of a temple. The temple has three halls, two of which as well as the buildings circling the temple wall are used as warehouses or showrooms. Now Baoguo Temple has expanded to include the market of antique curios, souvenirs and gifts, coins and stamps. Traders there also sell miscellaneous items as jade, Buddha statues, old books, calligraphy works, and paintings, etc..

Admission: 8 RMB

Tel: 010-63173169; 63030976

Opening hours: 8:00 - 16:30

Address: No. 1 Guang’anmennei Street, Xicheng District, Beijing

Transport:

By Subway: Take subway line 7 to Guang'anmennei Station (Exit B) and then walk for 120 meters.

By Bus: 1. Take Bus No. 5, 6 to the west of Niujie Crossing, then walk about 300 meters to the temple.

2.Take Bus No. 19, 38, 40, 57, 76, 78, 109, 133, 381, 676, 717, 741, 832, 835, 836, 838, 895, 917 to Guangan Mennei Station, then walk about 200 meters.