A Research On The Architecture Of Jietai Temple,Beijing

Beijing Jietai Monastery was built in the Tang Wude five years(AD 622 years), the initial name of the monastery was Huiju(A collection of wisdom). A master monk built an altar in Liao Xianyong five years(AD 1069). The altar has become the oldest existing stone altar in Beijing. It rebuild three times in Ming Xuande, Ming Zhengtong and Ming Jiajing years. After such years, it completed the construction of the main structure of the monastery. Jietai monastery was renamed by the Huiju to Wanshou in Ming Zhengtong thirteen years(AD 1448). After that, it turned to a Zen monastery from a Ritsu monastery. Main buildings of the monastert sit east of the west, most of them built on the hillside, divided into two north-south axis.The south axis consists of Shanmen Palace, Tianwang Palace, Daxiongbao Palace, Bell Tower and Drum Tower, Qielan Palace, Zushi Palace, Qianfo Pavalion, Guanyin palace, Jiuxian palace. The nouth axis consists of Mingwang palace, Jietan Palace, Dabei Palace and Luohan Hall. Little by little, the layout of the temple was replenished in Qing Dynasty. Some courtyards, such as Peony courtyard, Dizang courtyard, Caishen palace, Guangong palace, Zhenwu palace were built in the monastery.In this paper, I studied Jietai monastery from the four aspects according to the different content and focus: the history and culture of the monastery, the overall layout of the monastery, the single buildings of monastery and the protection and the use of the monastery.In the second chapter, I mainly discusses the history and culture of Jietai monastery. I induced the development of Jietai monastery in different historical periods, and summarized the inheritance of the pedigree of Jietai monastery according to the the cultural and religious background. I compare the temple altar with several existing stone altar in China and find out the differences from the directions, layers, details and the Buddha on the top of the alters. At last, l find that the alters I researched are very similar to the Daoxuan’s alter.In chapter three and four, I study the layout of the Jietai monastery and the characteristics of the individual buildings. In the process of the site selection of Jietai monastery, the ancients pay attention to Fengshui and the external environment around Jietai monastery. It sit west to east according to the custom of Liao dynasty. The general layout of the monastery is based on the module design. The existing single buildings, well persevered, are mostly rebuild in Ming and Qing dynasties. It has high research value from the perspective of architectural art and technology.In the fifth chapter, I introduce the history and current situation of Jietai monastery. I think the protection of the Jietai monastery is based on the natural and cultural aspects according to the history, culture and scientific value. I put forward the methods of reuse and examples for reference based on the function, space and cultural characteristics. I hope the proposals will be helpful to the protection and reuse of Jietai monastery.