? 202 1 Notice of Suspension of Laba Festival Porridge Activities in Tanzhe Temple, Beijing

Laba Festival is a traditional festival in China. Laba Festival has many traditional customs, among which Laba porridge is an activity that many temples will carry out. However, this year, due to the epidemic situation, Beijing Tanzhe Temple announced the suspension of Laba porridge activities. Details are as follows:

202 1, the porridge lying activity of Laba Festival in Tanzhe Temple Scenic Area was suspended. In order to actively respond to the influence of novel coronavirus, avoid people gathering, and ensure people's health and life safety, according to the standard of "Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Grade-level Tourist Attractions in Beijing during the COVID-19 Epidemic" and combined with the actual situation of the scenic spots, the announcement is as follows:

After research, it was decided to suspend the porridge festival in Tanzhe Temple Scenic Area 1 October 20, 202 1 to1. Please tell each other and apologize to the tourists again. Thank you for your support and affirmation of Tanzhe Temple Scenic Area. We will try our best!

The custom of eating Laba porridge on Laba Festival has lasted for more than 1000 years. There are many theories about the origin of this custom. Some people say that on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, cooking porridge with red beans and red beans can dispel the epidemic and welcome the auspicious. It is also said that the Laba Festival commemorates Yue Fei by cooking porridge with miscellaneous grains and beans. People used to be very particular about drinking Laba porridge. After cooking Laba porridge, they should offer sacrifices to God and ancestors first. If you give porridge to the poor, it will be better for yourself, so Laba porridge is also called "Fude porridge". At present, some temples in Nanjing still retain the custom of sending porridge on Laba Festival.

Tanzhe Temple Tanzhe Temple is located at the foot of Tanzhe Mountain in the southeast of Mentougou District in the western suburbs of Beijing, 4 1 km away from Fuchengmen. Tanzhe Temple faces south, backed by the treasure Mount Everest, and surrounded by nine horseshoe-shaped peaks. These nine peaks are Hui Feng Long, Tiger Distance Peak, Pengri Peak, Cui Zifeng, Ji Yunfeng, Luo Haifeng, jiayue Peak, Elephant Wang Feng and Lotus Peak. The nine peaks are like nine dragons guarding the treasure Mount Everest in the middle, and a magnificent ancient temple of Tanzhe Temple has been built. The tall mountain peaks blocked the cold current from the northwest, forming a warm and humid microclimate where Tanzhe Temple is located. Therefore, the vegetation here is lush, there are a lot of ancient trees and famous flowers, and the natural scenery is extremely beautiful.

Tanzhe Temple is huge, with an area of 2.5 hectares inside and 1 1.2 hectares outside. Together with the surrounding forests and Shan Ye under the jurisdiction of Tanzhe Temple, the total area is more than 12 1 hectare. The main hall is built on the mountain, and it is strewn at random. There are 9,999 and a half rooms in the Forbidden City in Beijing, and there are 999 and a half rooms in Tanzhe Temple in the heyday of the Qing Dynasty, which is the epitome of the Forbidden City. It is said that when the Forbidden City was built in the early Ming Dynasty, it was built after Tanzhe Temple.

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Transportation route: Take the No.7 bus from Fuchengmen Qianmen, or turn to 93 1 at Apple Orchard for direct access. Starting from the urban area, walk along the west of Pumice Road at Wukong Bridge, and go directly to Tanzhe Temple through the national highway 108. Take the 108 National Road from Yesanpo Scenic Area, and go directly to Tanzhe Temple via Magezhuang, Xiayunling and Fozizhuang.