Yonghegong Lama Temple was once the residence of Emperor Yongzheng and Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, built in 1694 and changed into an emperor's palace in 1725. In 1744, it was converted into a Lama temple.

The temple was made of three exquisite arches, the Yonghe Door, the Yonghegong Hall, Yongyou Hall, Falun Hall, Wanfu Hall, and the Neicheng Hall. It has the East and West side halls, the "Four Halls of Scholarship (Medicine Hall, Mathematics Hall, Mizong Buddhist Sect Hall, and Scripture Recital Hall) as well as two display rooms for relics.

The halls of Yonghegong Lama Temple worshipped many Buddhist statues, Tangka (a kind of Tibetan painting) and precious relics. These include sandle-wood sculpture of the Five Hundred Arhat (Luohan) Mountain, golden nanmu sculpture of the Buddha niche and the 18-m high sandlewood Buddha statue. The Buddha statue was listed in the Guinness Book of Records in 1910. Among the collection, many were precious gifts presented by the Tibetan elite and senior monks to the emperor since the 16th century.

The temple is today well-preserved by the government and visited by travelers from the country and across the world. People can worship Buddha there and enjoy the great view of this imperial residence too.

Address: Northeast of Andingmen, Beijing