Experts' Choice Award Peking Five-Pagoda Temple (Wuta Si)
What the experts agree on
Hidden behind Beijing Zoo, this rare stone temple showcases stunning Indian Buddhist carved motifs across five pagodas and sculpted steles—a serene, lesser-known gem with intricate details that reveal ancient cultural influences.
Fodor's "Hidden among trees just behind the zoo and set amid carved stones, the temple's five pagodas reveal obvious Indian influences." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Sculpted steles... include figures of humans or animals (depending on the social status of the deceased) and never cease to amaze visitors."
Frommer's "The one ancient building remaining on this site is a massive stone block with magnificently preserved Indian Buddhist motifs carved out of the bare rock." Full review
