Beijing's ancient trees, including wintersweet and magnolias, bloom with elegance and charm. Explore the floral beauty at Shifang Pujue Temple, Dajue Temple, and Tanzhe Temple.

The eight wonders of Dajue Temple are: the fragrance of ancient magnolias, the thousand-year-old ginkgo, the ancient vine-embraced cypress, the mouse plum grafted onto cypress, the numinous spring water, the ancient Chan Buddhism from the Liao Dynasty, the pines and cypresses embracing the pagoda, and the jade-green pond. Among these, the "fragrance of ancient magnolias" is listed first. When admiring the blossoms at Dajue Temple, one must not miss the 300-year-old ancient magnolia in front of the Siyiting Hall, said to have been personally transplanted from Sichuan by the Chan master Jialing during the Qing Yongzheng era. The tree stands over 10 meters tall with a massive crown, producing large fist-sized flowers with pristine white petals and an intoxicating fragrance.

Every year from early to mid-April, several magnolia trees in the temple burst into full bloom, covering the branches entirely in white blossoms of dazzling beauty, adorning the ancient mountain monastery with a classic elegance. The open white magnolia flowers are as large as fists, appearing like piles of snow fluff piled upon the branches, yet without any hint of coldness - instead, their remote, refined fragrance has earned them the poetic name "jade snow fragrant tallow".

In addition to the ancient magnolias at Siyiting Hall, the purple magnolias at Dajue Temple are also blossoming vibrantly. The purple hue of these magnolias, accentuated by the sunlight and ancient temple architecture, appears even more vibrant, creating yet another breathtaking spring scenery at Dajue Temple.

Address: No. 9 Dajue Temple Road, Sujiaying Town, Haidian District, Beijing