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Yonghe Temple, located in the northeast corner of Beijing, was originally the residence of Prince Yong during the reign of the Qing Emperor Yongzheng and the birthplace and growing place of Emperor Qianlong. It served as the "residence in seclusion" for the emperors of the Yong and Qian dynasties. In the 33rd year of the Kangxi era, Emperor Kangxi built a residence here and granted it to his fourth son, Prince Yong, calling it the Prince Yong's Mansion; in the third year of the Yongzheng era, the mansion was changed to a palace and named Yonghe Palace; in the ninth year of the Qianlong era, Yonghe Palace was converted into a Lama Temple, with the Grand Minister Wang in charge of its affairs, becoming the center for the Qing government to manage Tibetan Buddhism nationwide. Yonghe Temple is the highest standard Buddhist temple in the mid to late Qing dynasty. It mainly consists of three exquisite archways and five grand halls. From the flying eaves and bracket sets of the east and west archways to the antique-style East and West Shunshan Towers, it covers an area of 66,400 square meters, with over a thousand halls. Visiting Yonghe Temple requires walking, usually taking one to two hours for a tour.
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