Yinshan Talin 银山塔林

The Yinshan Talin (Silver Mountain Pagoda Forest) is located about 30 kilometers north of central Beijing in the Changping District, within the depths of what is known as Yinshan (also called “Tiebi Yinshan” – “iron wall silver mountain”). The name comes from the contrast of a dark, cliff-like hillside (iron wall) and the snow-white mountain slopes in winter (silver). This site was once the base of ancient Buddhist temples and monks. The pagoda forest now preserves numerous stone towers (pagodas) built from the Jin through the Qing dynasties, arranged closely in the mountain woodland with sober and graceful architecture.

银山塔林位于北京市昌平区延寿镇西湖村北约 30 公里处，坐落于银山（又称“铁壁银山”）的深山中，是一处山林与古塔融为一体的历史风景区。“铁壁银山”之名源自：山体一侧悬崖陡立、色如铁壁，另一侧冬雪覆盖则白如银，因而得此称。塔林区域原为古代寺院僧侣的灵塔群所在地，现存有金代至清代建造的多座佛塔，布局紧密、造型古朴。

 

Yinshan Talin 银山塔林 | Canon R6 + Tamron 17-35 2.8-4.0

Five Pagoda Temple 五塔寺

An ancient temple built in the early 15th century which only has its unique pagoda remains. (For more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhenjue_Temple)

修建于十五世纪早期的古寺，目前只剩下独特的五塔座。（详见：https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/%E7%9C%9F%E8%A7%89%E5%AF%BA）

 

Five Pagoda Temple五塔寺 | Canon R6 + Tamron 17-35 2.8-4

The Lama Temple 雍和宫

The Lama Temple is close to my home in Beijing, so I visited there multiple times, and this one probable is one of the most popular temples around the world. (For more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonghe_Temple)

雍和宫离我在北京的家不远，因此曾多次拜访，此处可能是世界上香火最旺的寺庙之一。（详见：https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/%E9%9B%8D%E5%92%8C%E5%AE%AB）

Entrance 入口 | Lumix G95D + Lumix G 14-140 II

Prayers 香客 | Lumix G95D + Lumix G 14-140 II

Roof 房顶 | Lumix G95D + Lumix G 14-140 II

Details of the building 建筑细节 | Canon R6 + 24 1.4L

Statue of Buddha 大佛像 | Lumix G95D + Lumix G 14-140 II

Thangka of Buddha on the wall 佛像唐卡壁画 | Lumix G95D + Lumix G 14-140 II

An Impression of Beijing 北京印象

Beijing is my hometown where I have lived for over 20 years, which means I have taken many photos about the city since long before I started to make photography as my hobby. I want to use a few featured photos to give a quick introduction to the city, but it is hard because the impression of the city is too complex to describe. Basically speaking, there are 3 different layers of building in the city: a thousand-year-old ancient Chinese city, a Soviet Union style industrial center and a modern metropolitan. In this first post about my hometown, I will try to give a quick graphic introduction to the city. There will be many more updates with different themes in the future.

北京是我生活过20多年家乡，早在开始业余摄影之前多年，就积累了无数的照片。很难用几张照片概括对北京的印象，因为这座城市太过复杂。简单来说，北京的建筑可以概括为三个层次：千年古城、苏联式工业中心和现代大都市。第一个关于北京的帖子，我尽力用几张最具代表性的图片概况我印象中的北京的每一面。以后会有更多不同主题的更新。

View of Beijing from Jingshan 景山顶上拍摄北京 | Lumix G95D + Lumix G 14-140 II

Forbidden City 故宫| Lumix G95D + Lumix G 14-140 II

Forbidden City 故宫| Lumix G95D + Leica DG 9 1.7

Baitasi (The White Stupa Temple) 白塔寺| iPhone 6s Plus

View from Top of a Building某栋楼顶| GoPro HERO11 Black

A Building in the Inner City内城某栋楼| iPhone 8 Plus

A Building in Haidian 海淀区某栋楼| Canon 6D + 24-105 L

CITIC Tower 中国尊| Lumix G95D + Lumix G 14-140 II