Once one of the most sacrosanct locales under the Buddhist sky and the largest Buddhist center of the north, emperors used to prostrate themselves here. Nowadays, operated by a managing firm, Hongluo Temple is more of a Buddhist Disneyland. The temple's name originates from a legend about a pair of red glowing snails that are said to be incarnations of the two princesses of the Jade Emperor who protect the site from within their mountain spring.
Bus: Take bus 916/936 (RMB 7 / RMB 12 with AC, 1.5 hours) from the Dongzhimen long distance bus station - leaving from bay 5. Some buses stop early at the Huairou Station - swap to route Xi 6 at Fuqian Dongjie Dongkou (府前东街东口) to complete the trip (RMB 2). Taxis from Huairou should cost around RMB 10.
Car: From Sanyuan Qiao on Third Ring Road, take Jingshun Lu which turns into National Road 101 to Huairou Qiao, turn toward Huairou and follow signs to Qingchunlu Roundabout (青春路环岛) driving north for another 10 minutes.
Approx distance: 55km
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