Badachu
The Badachu is a complex of monasteries located on the outskirts of urban Beijing, which means "Eight Great Sites" that refers to the eight Buddhist temples and nunneries scattered across the Cuiwei, Pingpo, and Lushi hills in Shijingshan District, at the foot of Beijing's Western Hills.
Three Mountains
The north one is Hutou Mountain ; the south one is Qinglong Mountain, and the middle one is Cuiwei Mountain.Cuiwei Mountain is also called Pingpo Mountain. It is the highest of the three mountains. It is the burial place of Princess Cuiwei. The mountain contains five temples: Sanshanan Nunnery, Dabei Temple, Longquan Nunnery, Xiangjie Temple, and Baozhu cave.
Hutou Mountain means the head of a tiger. In the historical record, Hutou Mountain is also called Mingjue Mountain. The mountain has two temples, Changan Temple and Lingguang Temple.
Qinglong Mountain means green dragon. The east part of it is also called Lushi Mountain. According to legend, at the end of the Sui dynasty a monk named Lu Shi tamed two dragons and buried them in the mountain. The mountain also has the ruins of four more temples and a yard. The mountain has one of the Eight Temples, Zhengguo Temple.