The Pool and Cudrania Temple is situated 45 kilometers west of Beijing. Its history dates to 1600 years in the Jin Dynasty when it was known as the Temple of Auspicious Fortune . It was expanded in the Tang Dynasty . Its been popularly known as the pool and cudrania trees on the hill behind the temple . There has been a saying , First there was the Pool and Cudrania Temple , then came Beijing.

Ordination Terrace Temple(Jietaisi) is located 35 kilometers west of Beijing It was built in 622 in the Tang Dynasty , and was known for its ancient pine trees . It is said that if you sway one of the branches of the sensitive pine , the whole tree will shake.