On March 13, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the fourth batch of national-level tourism and leisure blocks list, and the Moshikou Historical and Cultural Block in Shijingshan District made the list.
Moshikou (模式口), originally named "Moshikou (磨石口)," got its name from the abundant production of bluestone grinding stones. Moshikou was famous during the Ming and Qing dynasties, located on the Camel Bell Ancient Road where merchants and travelers gathered. Moshikou Street is 1500 meters long, running east to west, with many historical relics, cultural treasures, ancient residences, and courtyards in the block. Tracing the "Tuoling Ancient Road," recalling the past prosperity of Moshikou, tracing the folk culture of western Beijing, and deeply experiencing the unique charm of the folk culture of western Beijing.
Tuoling Ancient Road
The Tuoling Ancient Road in Moshikou is the starting point of the ancient road in western Beijing. The ancient road in western Beijing is mainly the "West Mountain Road," connecting various north-south main and branch roads, with the hub of the central and northern roads being the Tuoling Ancient Road running through Moshikou Street, combining five functions of commercial road, incense road, military road, secret road, and cultural road.
In order to accommodate merchants traveling on the ancient road, a large number of shops were built on the streets of Moshikou. Moshikou was most prosperous from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China era and enjoyed a great reputation in western Beijing.
Fahai Temple
On the southern slope of Cuwei Mountain in Shijing Mountain, there is an ancient temple called Fahai Temple, which not only has the solemnity of a temple but also preserves the peak works of Ming Dynasty murals, attracting many tourists to come and take photos.
Fahai Temple faces north and sits south, with the halls built according to the mountain terrain, stacked up. The temple has a clear axis, a regular courtyard layout, forming a pattern of four courtyards.
The murals in the Main Hall of the temple are renowned for their exquisite painting art, superb craftsmanship, and distinct era characteristics, known as the "treasure of the country." The murals are painted using meticulous brushwork and rich colors, with a unique artistic style and abundant cultural connotations, making them one of the magnificent cultural treasures of western Beijing.
Tianyi Tomb (Shijingshan Stone Carving Museum)
The Shijingshan Stone Carving Museum houses a large number of precious stone carvings and stone sculptures with a long history and rich content. The stone carvings are simple and realistic, with clever layouts. Mr. Shu Yi once said, "The stone carvings of Tianyi Tomb are the Oriental Pearl, the pinnacle of classical Chinese stone carving decorative art, a national treasure, very lovely."
There are three exhibition areas in the park: the Tianyi Tomb Exhibition Area, the Indoor Exhibition Area, and the Scattered Stone Carving Exhibition Area. The Tianyi Tomb is the only preserved and most exquisite Ming Dynasty eunuch tomb discovered so far, with highly unique architectural features. The Indoor Fine Stone Carving Exhibition Area showcases a selection of representative stone artifacts from the museum's collection spanning two thousand years from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the present. The Field Scattered Stone Carving Exhibition Area exhibits scattered stone carvings unearthed in the Shijingshan area, with a grand entrance in the form of a stone archway.
China Quaternary Glacial Vestige Exhibition Hall
The China Quaternary Glacial Vestige Exhibition Hall is a natural science museum built on glacier relics. The Moshikou Glacier abrasion marks found here were formed during the Quaternary Ice Age approximately 3 million years ago, as a result of the friction between the gravel and stones carried by moving glaciers and the bedrock of the mountains.
The entire hall is divided into 12 exhibition halls, including sections on "What is a Glacier," "Human Evolution Process," "Quaternary Glaciers and Human Relations," and "Abrasion Mark Protection Zone Exhibition Hall." The exhibition halls are equipped with multimedia devices combining light, sound, and motion to help visitors understand glacier knowledge. They are complemented by physical objects or models such as beautiful "ice mushrooms," mysterious turtleback stones, towering mammoths, and unique dinosaur fossils, allowing visitors to appreciate the unique charm of prehistoric creatures.
Moshikou Visitor Service Center
The Moshikou Visitor Service Center is located at the east entrance of Moshikou Dajie (St), serving as the "image window" of the Moshikou Historical and Cultural Block. It provides diversified services such as historical and cultural explanations of the block, tourism consultations, distribution of promotional materials, and displays of cultural and creative products to meet the various needs of visitors.
The "Organic Renewal Achievements Exhibition of Moshikou Historical and Cultural Block" in the center leads visitors to a deeper understanding of the process and results of the organic renewal of Moshikou through rich graphic, video materials, and interactive displays. Visitors can easily access information on block cultural and tourism resources, recommended tour routes, cultural tourism activities, and more through vertical self-service electronic touch screens and high-definition large screens, enjoying a new interactive and intelligent online experience and service in Moshikou.
In addition, the visitor center also has a comfortable rest area where you can take a break, taste specialty coffees, and teas to awaken your taste buds. The Moshikou Visitor Service Center is not just a service point but also the starting point for experiencing Moshikou culture. With an open attitude, it welcomes every visitor curious and passionate about Moshikou to explore this land full of historical charm and modern vitality together.
Youshi Garden
"Youshi Garden" focuses on restoring the texture of the courtyard and opening up courtyard spaces. Through rich artistic techniques and cleverly "bringing green into the courtyard," it showcases the vibrant integration of modern architecture and natural beauty. It is a model of organic renewal and environmental improvement in the Moshikou Historical and Cultural Block.
The commercial format integrates art exhibitions, trendy cafes, afternoon tea, and boutique homestays, aiming to create a tranquil space that meets the practical needs and spiritual pursuits of the public.Longwang Temple Square & Red Power Exhibition Hall & Gujing Shenghui
"Longwang Temple Square" is located in the core area of Moshikou Dajie (St). On the west side of the square is the "Gujing Shenghui" landscape, which has been a resting and water-drinking place for camel caravans since ancient times. The underground water well still serves as a water source for daily life, and now incorporates a red power-themed cultural exhibition - the "First Electrified Village in Beijing" exhibition hall.
The exhibition hall consists of four spaces for exhibition layout: Moshikou Electrification • Past, Red Power • Memory, Red Characters • Recollection, and Chinese Business Electric Lights • Impression. The entire exhibition content explores red history, inherits the red genes, allowing more people to remember this history and cherish the hard-won good life. The "First Electrified Village in Beijing" exhibition hall, along with other small-scale exhibition spaces in the block, forms a unique cultural exhibition group in Moshikou, optimizing the surrounding humanistic environment, enhancing the cultural taste of the block, and providing urban public spaces for local residents to relax, interact, and lead in culture.
Chengzhitang
"Chengzhitang" is located in the core area of the Moshikou Historical and Cultural Block, with a superior regional position. It hires nationally certified tea masters to create a traditional Chinese style tea culture display and experience space. It provides a place for tourists to rest, taste, study, and communicate, creating an international cultural exchange stage that embodies the true essence of tea, the profoundness of Chinese learning, the benefits of friendship from all over the world, and the magnificence of Chinese culture in the Moshikou Historical and Cultural Block.
Upon entering Chengzhitang, the lobby on the first floor showcases various famous teas, exquisite tea sets, bamboo plants, and flowing water landscapes. The individual resting area and themed private rooms allow visitors to enjoy a cup of Longjing tea, refreshing the mind and spirit. The high-end business tea room "Tea Pavilion" on the underground floor is divided into two spaces, designed with a high-end and elegant atmosphere, high privacy, and can accommodate around 20 people. It integrates tea culture spaces, exquisite handmade tea utensils, tea furniture, and other related products, providing customized services for a high-quality tea lifestyle. The terrace space on the second floor allows visitors to sit and enjoy a pot of tea, spending the whole day in the aroma of tea, watching the clouds roll by, and enjoying the tranquility of the old street.
Fahai Temple Mural Art Museum
Fahai Temple Mural Art Museum is located at No. 47-1, Moshikou Dajie (St), Shijingshan, Beijing. The internationally renowned designer and his team are responsible for the architectural design, cleverly integrating the traditional architectural style of Moshi Kou area into a modern art space, embodying the grandeur of Chinese architecture and the spatial aesthetics of modern art. Using modern digital technology to empower culture, it presents a immersive digital art museum at Fahai Temple Mural that is rooted in tradition, cultural heritage, and oriented towards the future.
The Fahai Temple Mural Art Museum has a building area of approximately 1800 square meters and is a new type of art venue that integrates cultural exhibitions, cultural tourism leisure, art academic salons, and business exchanges. Based on the academic research of experts and scholars, nearly a hundred images of cultural relics and cave murals from museums around the world are used for exhibition. High-definition giant screens, 360° surround floor screens, and other digital technologies are used to vividly interpret the cultural relics through leading digital exhibition methods in China. By combining 3D pixel-level mural character modeling with 2D models, the cultural relics are interpreted in depth, expanding the meaning and value of the relics, bringing the dormant murals to life and showcasing the historical, cultural, and artistic value of the Fahai Temple murals.
Jing·199 Courtyard
"Jing·199 Courtyard" is a two-entry quadrangle dwelling in the style of Beijing's western quadrangle courtyards, preserving the original old northern house and traditional old doorways. It creates a boutique cultural courtyard that combines popular water bars, courtyard-style bars, small salon releases, news forum activities, and boutique mountain area homestay experiences.
Through the organic renewal and activation of old courtyards, innovative boutique cultural courtyard consumption formats are created, filling the gap in regional commercial services and injecting new vitality into regional commercial and economic development.
Gu Dao Si Cun & Moshikou Historical and Cultural Folklore Exhibition Hall
"Gu Dao Si Cun" (Moshi Kou Historical and Cultural Folklore Exhibition Hall), originally known as the "Old Master Temple" in history, has been protected and renovated. It introduces museum exhibition modes and boutique popular coffee formats, showcasing many characteristic cultural relics and Beijing-Western traditional folk customs in the Moshikou area, providing a space for leisure consumption and cultural appreciation for the general public.
Climbing up the blue stone steps and entering the courtyard, underfoot is a magnificent copper-cast relief map, displaying the terrain and history of Moshi Kou. The map replicates the four overpass buildings, and the courtyard exhibition hall is mainly divided into five major sections: Fahai Temple Exhibition, Beijing-Western Folk Culture Exhibition, Moshikou Exhibition, Tianyi Tomb Exhibition, and Cheng'en Temple Exhibition, integrating the historical culture of Moshikou into a miniature exhibition.
Xia Er Artistic Life +
"Xia Er Artistic Life+", located at No. 86 Modoukou Dajie (St), was originally the site of the "Hengdecheng Cloth Store" during the period of the Republic of China, with a building age of around one hundred years. The "mountain wall" design and chessboard-style roof typical of Modoukou's local architecture have been preserved, with the storefront retaining its appearance from a century ago as a tribute to the former "Hengdecheng Cloth Store."
The interior focuses on organizing and activating space, introducing innovative art and cultural formats, and creating a social experiential space that combines art venues, handicraft workshops, cafes, and bars. Here, professional services are provided such as art appreciation and trading, handicraft workshop experiences, themed salons, small exhibitions, concerts, and themed parties.
Meishan No. 51
"Meishan No. 51" is a quadrangle dwelling with two entrances in the western part of Beijing. The exterior design features small blue tiles and the distinctive chessboard-style roof typical of western Beijing architecture. The staggered roof eaves echo the distant mountain peaks, creating a harmonious atmosphere blending history and modernity. "Meishan No. 51" introduces various formats such as Italian cuisine, coffee, and boutique accommodations, where the collision and interaction of Chinese and Western cultures, the organic integration of historical sentiments and modern aesthetics, make it an ideal place in Modoukou for leisure vacations, business banquets, and cultural exchanges.
Here, you can enjoy authentic Italian cuisine personally curated by Mr. Pino, the champion of the World Pizza Championship. "Meishan No. 51" pays great attention to ingredient selection, insisting on using high-quality ingredients imported from Italy to ensure that each dish presents the most authentic Italian flavors.
The bar offers a wide selection of drinks, including traditional whiskies, vodkas, as well as classic and signature cocktails and beers. Here, you can freely choose a drink you fancy, raise a toast to the moon, and enjoy the fragrance of flowers in your wine glass.
