The Yunju (or Cloud Dwelling) Temple is situated inside a limestone cave, south of the Shangfang Mountains. It came into being up around an ancient shrine. Two bone fragments found at the site were said to belong to Siddhartha Gautama, Buddhism's founder. More than 77,000 engraved wooden blocks containing the Chinese Tripitaka  (Buddhist scriptures) draw large crowds to the site.

Address: Dashiwo County, Fangshan District, Beijing

Tel: +86 10 6138 9612

Opening hours: Daily (8:30 -17:00)

How to Get There: Take Bus You 10* from 7:00-8:00AM at station 22 at Qianmen, 343 at Wanyuan Lu, 6 at Liuliqiao or 373 at Yuquan Lu or 917 at Tianqiao and get off at Fangshan, then change to a minibus to Zhangfang.

Admission Ticket: 40 yuan

(China.org.cn August 24, 2007)